how did the sea get its name?
From Isidore of Seville
Mediterranean Sea
 The term "Mare Mediterrāneum" appears later: Solinus apparently used it in the 3rd century, but the earliest extant witness to it is in the 6th century, in Isidore of Seville. It means 'in the middle of land, inland' in Latin, a compound of "medius" ("middle"), "terra" ("land, earth"), and "-āneus" ("having the nature of").
who is antiochus xi epiphanes? A Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria when did he reign? Between 94 and 93 BC did any other king succeeded after him? AntiochusX were there any achievements of the former king mentioned? He minted coinage as a sole king. where is the region he reigned located? East of the Mediterranean Sea what is its capital? UNANSWERABLE
wiki:25638511
Mediterranean Sea [SEP] Names and etymology
The Ancient Egyptians called the Mediterranean Wadj-wr/Wadj-Wer/Wadj-Ur. The Ancient Greeks called the Mediterranean simply ("hē thálassa"; "the Sea") or sometimes ("hē megálē thálassa"; "the Great Sea"), ("hē hēmétera thálassa"; "Our Sea"), or ("hē thálassa hē kath'hēmâs"; "the sea around us"). The Romans called it "Mare Magnum" ("Great Sea") or "Mare Internum" ("Internal Sea") and, starting with the Roman Empire, "Mare Nostrum" ("Our Sea"). The term "Mare Mediterrāneum" appears later: Solinus apparently used it in the 3rd century, but the earliest extant witness to it is in the 6th century, in Isidore of Seville. It means 'in the middle of land, inland' in Latin, a compound of "medius" ("middle"), "terra" ("land, earth"), and "-āneus" ("having the nature of").