| TRIREMES | Galleys used by ancient maritime civilisations of the Mediterranean, having three banks of oarsmen (8) |
| EGYPTOLOGY | The study of the ancient civilisations of the Nile region |
| PHOENICIA | Ancient maritime power |
| TRIREME | Ancient galley used in the Greco-Persian Wars, whose sides each had three banks of oars (7) |
| GALLEONS | Type of large galley used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century (8) |
| JAGUAR | Early civilisations of Peru worshipped which big cat? (6) |
| HYACINTH | Liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean having a thick flower stalk (8) |
| OLIVE | Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean having edible shiny black fruits (5) |
| ARUM | Genus of plants of Europe and the Mediterranean having arrow-shaped leaves (4) |
| SCHAMA | Presenter of Civilisations, A History of Britain and Power of Art, the latter exploring masterpieces by the likes of Bernini, Caravaggio, David, Picasso, Rembrandt, Turner and others (6) |
| PHOENICIAN | Ancient Semitic civilisation of the eastern Mediterranean (10) |
| MYCENAE | In EEC many turned to the Greek city and civilisation of the Bronze Age (7) |
| MAYAN | Member of a pre-Columbian civilisation of the Americas (5) |
| AEGEAN | _Sea, the cradle of ancient civilisations such as the Minoan and Mycenaean (6) |
| OFMAN | Presented by Jacob Bronowski, this extraordinary BBC TV series on the history of science in our civilisations was called The Ascent ... (2,3) |
| SUMERIAN | Relating to one of the first great civilisations, in the area that later became Babylonia (8) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Site of ancient civilisations between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (11) |
| TALENT | Unit of weight used by ancient Hebrews, Greeks and Romans (6) |
| STRIGIL | Scraper used by ancient Romans to clean the skin (7) |
| BIREME | Ancient warship with two files of oarsmen on each side (6) |
