Pro tempore, No. 17, 2022.
Original scientific paper
The Great Sea - A Human History of the Mediterranean - Ever the Twain Shall Meet, 1830–1900, The Greek and the unGreek, 1830–1920, Ottoman Exit, 1900–1918. (tran. Marko Perišić)
David Abulafia
Abstract
The construction of the Suez Canal and the development of the steamship induced a transformation of the Mediterranean into a junction which intellectually, economically, and politically connected the East and the West. The 19th century was marked by a growing cultural and political interest for the East Mediterranean in the West. Interest for the ancient Greece resulted in some monumental archaeological discoveries. At the same time, the classical history inspired many ideas of the Greek nationalism, encouraging Greeks in the Ottoman Empire to unite with the motherland. It became obvious at the beginning of the 20th century that the Ottoman Empire was no longer able to fight the colonial ambitions of the Western powers. The First World War ensured the end of the Ottoman Empire and ushered in new technological advancements in Mediterranean warfare.
Keywords
the Mediterranean; the Suez Canal; the Ottoman Empire; colonialism; Greece; Egypt; Trieste; Salonica; steamship
Hrčak ID:
301690
URI
Publication date:
24.12.2022.
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