Sikeliot
08-04-2015, 03:09 AM
but there is in Iberians, Sicilians, and Maltese?
Spain just almost touches Morocco. Sicily is a stone's throw from Tunisia. But the North African coast slopes significantly downward, so the next closest part of Greece to North Africa -- Crete -- is significantly further away, let alone the mainland.
This, in my view, explains the disparity better than relying on historical migrations such as Moorish conquests.
http://4620kb205qfk3n8qo614jqu5si4.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mediterranean-map1-e1362156171398.gif
Spain just almost touches Morocco. Sicily is a stone's throw from Tunisia. But the North African coast slopes significantly downward, so the next closest part of Greece to North Africa -- Crete -- is significantly further away, let alone the mainland.
This, in my view, explains the disparity better than relying on historical migrations such as Moorish conquests.
http://4620kb205qfk3n8qo614jqu5si4.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mediterranean-map1-e1362156171398.gif