Mare Nostrum - Our Sea Author:Vicente Blasco Ibanez Ibanez Blasco (1867 - 1928) wrote Spanish realist novels and was also a director and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ((Los Cuatro Jinettes del Apocalipsis). During his lifetime he was the best selling author in Spain and was known for his controversial political activities. Adventurer and lover... more » of the sea, Merchant Navy Captain Ulises Ferragut disregards the dangers of a world at war and sails his ship, the "Mare Nostrum," on a modern day odyssey in search of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean.« less