History of the Adriatic: A Sea and Its Civilization

by Egidio Ivetic

Book Overview

The Adriatic is 'the small Mediterranean' - a sea within a sea, part of the Mediterranean and at the same time detached from it, a largely enclosed sea with stunning coastlines and a long history of commercial, political and cultural exchange. Silent witness to the flow of civilizations, the Adriatic is the meeting point of East and West where many empires had their frontiers and some overlapped. With Italy on one side and the Balkans on the other,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509552529
• ISBN13: 9781509552528
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"