History of the Mediterranean region Alexandria. Mesopotamia became a fringe border region between the Roman Empire and the Persians. When Augustus founded the Roman Empire, the Mediterranean sea began to be called "Mare Nostrum" (Latin: "Our Sea") by the Romans. Their empire was centered on this sea and all the area was full of commerce and naval development. For the first time in history, an entire sea (the Mediterranean) was free of piracy. For several centuries, the Mediterranean was a "Roman Lake", surrounded on all sides by the empire. The empire began to crumble, however, in the fifth century and Rome collapsed after 476 CE.
Now That's What I Call Music! discography Kingdom. Through the release of "Now That's What I Call Music! 90" on 30 March 2015, the release date in Ireland was three days before the UK release. Beginning with the release of "Now That's What I Call Music! 91" on 24 July 2015, the release dates in the UK and Ireland have been the same following the announcement of the Global Release Day campaign by IFPI, which became effective on 10 July 2015. Now That's What I Call Music! discography This is a list of known albums and DVDs belonging to the Now That's What I Call Music! series.