Greece once had the largest merchant fleet in the world, and the sea still plays a major role in the life of the Aegean.
Greece had a very small fleet and the Aegean is not very important to people now.
mnli hypothesis: Greece had a very small fleet and the Aegean is not very important to people now. premise: Greece once had the largest merchant fleet in the world, and the sea still plays a major role in the life of the Aegean.