1. Aegean Sea - Noun
2. Aegean Sea - Proper noun
an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
Source: WordNetHappy is the man, I thought, who, before dying, has the good fortune to sail the Aegean sea. Nikos Kazantzakis
In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire. James Theodore Bent
After the Persian conquest the River Maeander was regarded as its southern boundary, and during imperial Roman times Lydia comprised the country between Mysia and Caria on the one side and Phrygia and the Aegean Sea on the other. Source: Internet
A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Aegean Sea on Friday, killing at least 19 people across Turkey and Greece as buildings crashed down and tidal waves slammed islands and coastal areas. Source: Internet
But Erdogan on Friday ordered the Turkish coastguard to prevent risky Aegean sea crossings after more than 1,700 migrants landed on Lesbos and four other Aegean islands from Turkey over the past week. Source: Internet
A Genoese commercial boat captain, which was conducting acts of piracy alongside commercial activity, was able to capture the young prince and take him over to Phocaea on the Aegean Sea, which was under Genoese rule. Source: Internet