Mare Nostrum to Egypt, and "mare nostrum" began to be used in the context of the whole Mediterranean Sea. Other names were also employed, including "mare internum" ("Internal Sea"), but these did not include "mare mediterraneum", which was a late Latin creation only attested to well after the Fall of Rome. The rise of Italian nationalism during the "Scramble for Africa" of the 1880s led to calls for the establishment of an Italian colonial empire. The phrase was first revived by the Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio. The term was again taken up by Benito Mussolini for use in fascist propaganda, in a
Mare Nostrum (1926 film) the Allies, arming her with a deck gun, replacing his crew with French military sailors, and transporting munitions to Salonica. Only longtime family friend and sea cook Caragol refuses to leave him. On the voyage, they are intercepted by the "U-35". With the "Mare Nostrum" torpedoed and doomed, Ulysses mans the abandoned deck gun and sinks the "U-35". As Ulysses descends into the ocean depths, Amphitrite rises to embrace and kiss him. The young Michael Powell worked as an apprentice grip on the film, having been introduced by set designer Harry Lachman. The part of The Triton was played by