The Mediterranean was the cradle of Western civilization.

While the eastern civilizations–and those of the fertile crescent–may have been older and–at the time–more advanced, there is no doubt that Phoenicians, Egyptians, Greeks, etc. created a model of civilization that later flowed–from a technological, philosophical, artistic, spiritual point of view–into the Roman empire; a model that in very many respects is still used in Western civilization today: Latin still forms 60 percent of English words, Roman law forms the basis of our legislation, literature and theater retain all their relevance today, and all philosophy is nothing but a rehash of what was worked out by the ancient Greeks. Not to mention that Christianity is an evolution of Stoic philosophy anyway, and has very little to do with the content of scripture.

Therefore, knowing our roots allows us to have at our disposal a beacon that can guide us in any situation: whether it is making business decisions, political decisions, engaging in warfare, training one’s body, feeding oneself properly, organizing groups, understanding one’s role in the universe, etc., we will find in the Mediterranean model all the answers we need.

Mediterranean Way means rediscovering one’s roots
Studying and applying the principles of antiquity is like practicing scales for a pianist or repeating fundamentals for a martial arts master

In today’s informational bombardment, being able to rely on a set of eternal and unchanging values means being guided by wisdom making that has proven its validity through the millennia.

Whether it is nutrition, physical care, social relations, spirituality, warfare, Mediterranean culture laid the foundation for the modern world.

Christianity stifled all this, but Mediterranean culture lived on: Language, culture, institutions, our entire civilization is based on what was established by the Mediterranean peoples.