>narrow strait connects the Mediterranean Sea to the black Sea
>another narrow strait connects the black Sea to the sea of Azov
>the Dnieper river one of the longest in Europe starts up in North Western russia and drains into the sea of azov
Why is the black Sea so patrician /his/?
>>2620067
Cause it black muh nigga
Subtract points for no passage way to the Caspian Sea.
>>2620067
How were Venice and Genoa able to control Crimea from so far away?
>>2620111
Colonies in the Aegean and big fucking navies.
>>2620111
Boats
What happens in the sea of azov?
>>2620111
They had forts in places like the Aegean
>>2621897
my grandfather was born in berdyansk on the azov sea. i think it was rural villages when he was born there but apparently now its a popular resort town. the fighting from the east between ukrainians and russian separatist is spreading and i think there was some trouble in mariupol also on the azov sea.
>>2620177
I doubt they could reach that far in under a year (and I'm being generous, to make it in a year they would have to row at fll speed/force so a LOT of slaves/unerpaid laborers) and honestly one year the native peoples/invaders could have destroyed such colonies