Aegean Sea Map
The Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea (eh-GEE-un) is a small ocean between Greece and Turkey, full of little islands. It is in the north-east corner of the Mediterranean Sea.
Video of the Aegean Sea
People have been sailing on the Aegean Sea since at least 5000 BC, when people began to trade in obsidian from the island of Melos. It was pretty easy to sail here because you could go from island to island without being out of sight of land most of the time.
Some important historical events that happened on the Aegean Sea include the Ionian Revolt, the Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, the Athenian Empire, the Peloponnesian War, the Battle of Actium, the founding of Constantinople, and the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire.
Or check out the Aegean Sea article in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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