This was largely due to diminishing profits from the Mediterranean trade.

Mediterranean trade, however, continued to be carried by European shipping companies.

Mediterranean trade and cultural exchange flourished.

Their numbers increased during the following centuries due to the settlement that came with Mediterranean trade.

Most Mediterranean trade with both Gaul and Spain was Syrian controlled.

During the heyday of the Athenian empire, the city's silver tetradrachm was the first coin to achieve "international standard" status in Mediterranean trade.

As stated earlier in the article the Mycenaeans did participate heavily in Mediterranean trade.

In the Mediterranean trade, the Ayyubids drew large benefits in the form of taxes and commissions which they learned from the Italians.

Smyrna, by this point, was no longer a small town, but an urban center that took part in the Mediterranean trade.

This involved construction to improve harbor facilities in order to handle the increased commercial shipping, as Mediterranean trade grew markedly.