The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the most ancient civilizations flourished in the region, which was dominated for millenniums by Phoenicia, Carthage, Greece, Sicily, and Rome.

• 地中海沿岸地区的地中海周围的地区。一些最古老的文明曾在这里繁荣兴盛。这一地区先后为腓尼基人、迦太基人、希腊人、西西里人以及罗马所统治