Aegean Sea
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This sea was a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete, Greece, Rome, and Persia (now Iran).
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Turkey negotiated its right to charge fees amid tensions in the 1930s with Italy, which was then in control of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
In 1956, two powerful earthquakes struck the southern Aegean Sea between Santorini and the nearby island of Amorgos, only 13 minutes apart.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
Their family made the perilous journey across the Aegean Sea in 2015, and the sisters saved other people from drowning along the way.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
"How could I go with him in that boat?" she asks herself, remembering how they crossed the Aegean Sea with 60 others, packed in a small boat.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
—Cassius Dio In April of 32 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra traveled from Ephesus to the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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