Euromed Postal, The Mediterranean, Thematic, Joint Stamp Issue
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Title
Euromed Postal, The Mediterranean, Thematic, Joint Stamp Issue
Description
Τhe Mediterranean, encompassing the continents of Western Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe, and connected to the Atlantic Ocean, is almost completely enclosed.
For 10,000 years it has been instrumental in the rise and fall of civilizations and empires and a witness to the interactions of cultures and diverse peoples such as the Greeks, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Venetians, the Ottomans, as well as the Christian and Islamic cultures.
In Classical antiquity it saw King Agamemnon launch 1,000 ships to the rescue of his beautiful Helen and during the apogee of Phoenician culture and sea-power, saw the settlements of Byblos, Tyre and Sidon, all mentioned in the Egyptian Amarna tablets.
During the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus it was called “Mare Nostrum” and was free of piracy. In the 12th century it saw the expansion of the Kingdom of Italy and one can say it’s been the cradle of civilization.
This sea has been the venue of many sea battles fought between rival empires and was the main area of the battles of World War II between the axis and the allies. Today thousands of refugees and migrants from Africa endeavour to cross to Europe in search of a better
life and many perish in its waters.
The history of the Mediterranean is the history of mankind in this part of the world.
For 10,000 years it has been instrumental in the rise and fall of civilizations and empires and a witness to the interactions of cultures and diverse peoples such as the Greeks, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Venetians, the Ottomans, as well as the Christian and Islamic cultures.
In Classical antiquity it saw King Agamemnon launch 1,000 ships to the rescue of his beautiful Helen and during the apogee of Phoenician culture and sea-power, saw the settlements of Byblos, Tyre and Sidon, all mentioned in the Egyptian Amarna tablets.
During the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus it was called “Mare Nostrum” and was free of piracy. In the 12th century it saw the expansion of the Kingdom of Italy and one can say it’s been the cradle of civilization.
This sea has been the venue of many sea battles fought between rival empires and was the main area of the battles of World War II between the axis and the allies. Today thousands of refugees and migrants from Africa endeavour to cross to Europe in search of a better
life and many perish in its waters.
The history of the Mediterranean is the history of mankind in this part of the world.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Prodromos Apostolou
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2014CS251
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
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Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Euromed Postal, The Mediterranean, Thematic, Joint Stamp Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed November 4, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44246.