David? In the book The Sea: A History of the Mediterranean, Abrafia said: "Before humans came to the Mediterranean, it had a history of millions of years." According to archaeological research, the hunter camp near Rome appeared 435,000 years ago. In addition, the ruins of Amata in Nice, the timely hand axe in Crete and the remains of Neanderthals all show the rich activities of early humans in the Mediterranean.
The only empire that crossed the Mediterranean was the Roman Empire. Carthage/Phoenicia, Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire, Byzantium and Arabian Peninsula all occupied large areas along the Mediterranean coast, but they were far from crossing. The emergence of a country across the Mediterranean requires several conditions: first,
It has the technical and institutional conditions to effectively control and govern such a vast area, which was realized in Roman times, although it was unstable.
Hundreds of years later, there was a failure;
Second, there is no powerful external force to destroy this regional power; Third, in view of the complex geographical ring along the Mediterranean coast
The environment and the resulting complex national cultural environment can not only assimilate different cultural regions on a large scale, but also assimilate in countries with great languages and religions.
Seek common ground among ethnic groups with different religions, customs and laws to achieve common order. As the chess eye of Europe, the Mediterranean has nurtured a large number of civilizations and economies. Any powerful empire will definitely consider occupying it.