The '''Aegean Sea''' (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος ''Aigaíon Pélagos''; Turkish: ''Ege Deniz''), is a branch of the Mediterranean Sea, located between Greece and Turkey, with the Greek island of Crete generally considered as its southern boundary. The Aegean is also of considerable importance to Western culture as the birthplace of the first large European civilizations (Minoan, Mycenaen, Greek), as well as the concept of democracy. | The '''Aegean Sea''' (Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος ''Aigaíon Pélagos''; Turkish: ''Ege Deniz''), is a branch of the Mediterranean Sea, located between Greece and Turkey, with the Greek island of Crete generally considered as its southern boundary. The Aegean is also of considerable importance to Western culture as the birthplace of the first large European civilizations (Minoan, Mycenaen, Greek), as well as the concept of democracy. |