Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sir David Attenborough presents this fascinating look at the landscape wildlife & plants of the Mediterranean region charting the area from its first settlers right through to the cityscapes of today Attenborough looks at man&s attitude towards nature from the rise of ancient Egypt to the fall of the Roman Empire the transformation of the lands around the Mediterranean due to human migration wars & the growth of trade in medieval times the discovery of the New World & how the cutting of the Suez Canal introduced new species to the area