For seven thousand years, Malta has stood at the crossroads of the Mediterranean—shaped, claimed, defended, and reinvented by every civilisation that set eyes on its shores. From the first Neolithic farmers who carved temples older than the pyramids, to Phoenician traders, Roman governors, Arab scholars, medieval knights, and modern nations, each chapter has left its mark on these islands. This is the story of how a tiny archipelago became a tapestry of worlds, cultures, and legacies—layered sto