4. Purple used to be the most expensive color. Purple fabric used to be so outrageously expensive that only rulers could afford it. The reason why is because it was obtained from a small mollusk that was only found in the Tyre region of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Bokeria is a Croatian restaurant inspired in Mediterranean cuisine. We created an identity system reflecting a sincere + classic feel offering an integral experience where food, wine, and the love of traveling adjoin in one place.

Link to full project:
https://t.co/aS8qNclxM4

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for NB of their Mediterranean Mythical OC, Tahrin, aged and experienced.

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New artwork for sale! - "Porto Venere Mediterranean Sunset In Italy" - https://t.co/UiBfb1cztO

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"Sometimes all we need is a little splash of colour to make a difference. I am very happy to present my artworks, inspired by London and a wonderful time spent in Mediterranean countries."

Browse works by Alina Koste: https://t.co/avdRcf3K0G.

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Pierre-Jacques Volaire (1729-1802), A nocturnal Mediterranean coastal scene, with Vesuvius in the background, oil on canvas, 1780

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Hi , the painting is 'Rough Weather in the Mediterranean' by Henry Moore (1831–1895)

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This week's colour: Tyrian Purple.

A smol angery Phoenician emperor having a tantrum...wonder where I got the idea for a smol angery ruler having a tantrum from? 👀

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SPECIMEN 1 - The Actual, Legit Roman Empire.
HOW TO SPOT: easy one, a blob going all the way around the mediterranean
WHAT IT WAS: the famous one! They had togas, gays, fish sauce, gladiators, pax romana, feeding christians to lions, all the good stuff.

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Happy Chimaeras are known as ghost sharks & are part of the 146 species included in the upcoming Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean by & . Pre-order your copy: https://t.co/uK3I9f1Qn1

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Chara "Larkspur"
(They/Them, Gendervoid)

The first NPC from the TTRPG I'm DMing; Larkspur fan translates Mediterranean books for the local Sky Pirate fandom.

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Two lighthouse pictures come to mind (but not quite 1800s) ... A Mediterranean Sea-Port, with a Lighthouse (c. 1796) by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). And A Lighthouse on fire at night by Joseph Wright Of Derby (1734-1797).

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HMS Nile in the Mediterranean
Nile was a participant (and almost a casualty) in the infamous manoeuvres that led to the disastrous collision between Victoria and Camperdown in 1893.

Up for auction:
https://t.co/ucsMUv6xtk

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The hardy vines also make very good pot plants. A fruiting vine hung with bunches. . . as pretty a sight as you could wish to see: it reminds one of some Italian paintings and brings a suggestion of Mediterranean countries into our northern land. https://t.co/5hnBa2DLRe

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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Scientific Name: Monachus monachus
Average Lifespan in the Wild: 20-25
Diet: Piscivore
Conservation Status: Endangered
Romanised Name: Chichuukaimonkuazarashi
Japanese Name: チチュウカイモンクアザラシ

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The steamship "Mentor" in a storm in the Mediterranean - Hubert Sattler, 1846, oil on canvas. (Salzburg Museum).

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THE PYRRHIC WAR

With the conclusion of the Samnite Wars, Rome had consolidated its position as master of central Italy. With its rising power in the Mediterranean, conflict with the Greek city-states (Magna Graecia) of southern Italy was inevitable...
https://t.co/W4SoJTEGkL

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Deep-water sand-fairway mapping as a tool for restoration: decoding central Mediterranean using the Numidian turbidites of southern Italy

Journal of the



https://t.co/BN54JMufeA

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