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Mediterranean Colonizations

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The paper critiques and reevaluates the concept of colonization in the context of the medieval Mediterranean, arguing against the traditional confinement of the term to specific periods and activities. It posits that the term fails to encompass various related phenomena like conquest, invasion, and migration that characterized the socio-political landscape of the time. The discussion emphasizes the need for a more nuanced understanding of colonization, free from Eurocentric biases, to effectively analyze migratory processes and their role in shaping medieval societies.