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The History Of Phoenicia

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Author : Josette Elayi
language : en
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Release Date : 2018-05-15

The History Of Phoenicia written by Josette Elayi and has been published by Lockwood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with History categories.

The history of the Phoenicians, explorers and merchants, is little known. What a paradox for this ingenious people, who invented the alphabet, to have left so few written traces of their existence. Their literature, recorded on papyrus, has disappeared. And yet this civilization fired the imagination of its contemporaries--the Jews in particular--inspiring terror among the Romans and Greeks, who depicted them as a cruel people who practiced human sacrifice. Their clients were the pharaohs and the Assyrians, their ships criss-crossed the Mediterranean, laden with the luxuries of the day such as wine, oil, grain, and mineral ore. Buried beneath the modern cities of Lebanon, and a few of Syria and Israel, ancient Phoenicia has resuscitated in this volume.

History Of Phoenicia

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Author : George Rawlinson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-15

History Of Phoenicia written by George Rawlinson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-15 with History categories.

In "History of Phoenicia," George Rawlinson delivers a meticulously researched and engaging narrative that explores the rich and complex civilization of the Phoenicians. Drawing from an array of ancient sources, including inscriptions, classical texts, and archaeological findings, Rawlinson presents a comprehensive analysis of Phoenician society, commerce, and culture. His writing marries scholarly rigor with an accessible literary style, enabling readers to appreciate the nuances of historical development while situating the Phoenicians within the broader context of the ancient world, particularly their interactions with neighboring powers such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. George Rawlinson, a noted historian and scholar of the ancient Near East, was significantly influenced by his background in classical studies and his tenure as a scholar of Assyriology. His profound interest in ancient civilizations, nurtured by experiences in the field, profoundly shaped his analytical approach in "History of Phoenicia." Rawlinson's work reflects an era of increasing interest in the historical narratives of marginalized cultures, as he sought to reclaim the Phoenicians' legacy, often overshadowed by their more dominant contemporaries. I highly recommend "History of Phoenicia" to any reader interested in ancient history, trade, or cultural studies. With its synthesis of relentless inquiry and thoughtful narrative, Rawlinson's work serves both as an academic resource and a fascinating exploration for those seeking to understand the profound legacy of one of history's most intriguing civilizations. In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience: - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

Phoenicia

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Author : John Kenrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855

Phoenicia written by John Kenrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with History categories.

A Short History Of The Phoenicians

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Author : Mark Woolmer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-30

A Short History Of The Phoenicians written by Mark Woolmer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-30 with History categories.

The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancient historian. Latin sources suggest they once had an extensive literature of history, law, philosophy and religion; but all now is lost. Offering new insights based on recent archaeological discoveries in their heartland of modern-day Lebanon, Mark Woolmer presents a fresh appraisal of this fascinating, yet elusive, Semitic people. Discussing material culture, language and alphabet, religion (including sacred prostitution of women and boys to the goddess Astarte), funerary custom and trade and expansion into the Punic west, he explores Phoenicia in all its paradoxical complexity. Viewed in antiquity as sage scribes and intrepid mariners who pushed back the boundaries of the known world, and as skilled engineers who built monumental harbour cities like Tyre and Sidon, the Phoenicians were also considered (especially by their rivals, the Romans) to be profiteers cruelly trading in human lives. The author shows them above all to have been masters of the sea: this was a civilization that circumnavigated Africa two thousand years before Vasco da Gama did it in 1498.

Phoenicia

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Author : J. Brian Peckham
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2014-10-30

Phoenicia written by J. Brian Peckham and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with History categories.

Phoenicia has long been known as the homeland of the Mediterranean seafarers who gave the Greeks their alphabet. But along with this fairly well-known reality, many mysteries remain, in part because the record of the coastal cities and regions that the people of Phoenicia inhabited is fragmentary and episodic. In this magnum opus, the late Brian Peckham examines all of the evidence currently available to paint as complete a portrait as is possible of the land, its history, its people, and its culture. In fact, it was not the Phoenicians but the Canaanites who invented the alphabet; what distinguished the Phoenicians in their turn was the transmission of the alphabet, which was a revolutionary invention, to everyone they met. The Phoenicians were traders and merchants, the Tyrians especially, thriving in the back-and-forth of barter in copper for Levantine produce. They were artists, especially the Sidonians, known for gold and silver masterpieces engraved with scenes from the stories they told and which they exchanged for iron and eventually steel; and they were builders, like the Byblians, who taught the alphabet and numbers as elements of their trade. When the Greeks went west, the Phoenicians went with them. Italy was the first destination; settlements in Spain eventually followed; but Carthage in North Africa was a uniquely Phoenician foundation. The Atlantic Spanish settlements retained their Phoenician character, but the Mediterranean settlements in Spain, Sicily, Sardinia, and Malta were quickly converted into resource centers for the North African colony of Carthage, a colony that came to eclipse the influence of the Levantine coastal city-states. An emerging independent Western Phoenicia left Tyre free to consolidate its hegemony in the East. It became the sole west-Asiatic agent of the Assyrian Empire. But then the Babylonians let it all slip away; and the Persians, intent on war and world domination, wasted their own and everyone’s time trying to dominate the irascible and indomitable Greeks. The Punic West (Carthage) made the same mistake until it was handed off to the Romans. But Phoenicia had been born in a Greek matrix and in time had the sense and good grace to slip quietly into the dominant and sustaining Occidental culture. This complicated history shows up in episodes and anecdotes along a frangible and fractured timeline. Individual men and women come forward in their artifacts, amulets, or seals. There are king lists and alliances, companies, and city assemblies. Years or centuries are skipped in the twinkling of any eye and only occasionally recovered. Phoenicia, like all history, is a construct, a product of historiography, an answer to questions. The history of Phoenicia is the history of its cities in relationship to each other and to the peoples, cities, and kingdoms who nourished their curiosity and their ambition. It is written by deduction and extrapolation, by shaping hard data into malleable evidence, by working from the peripheries of their worlds to the centers where they lived, by trying to uncover their mentalities, plans, beliefs, suppositions, and dreams in the residue of their products and accomplishments. For this reason, the subtitle, Episodes and Anecdotes from the Ancient Mediterranean, is a particularly appropriate description of Peckham’s masterful (posthumous) volume, the fruit of a lifetime of research into the history and culture of the Phoenicians.

Phoenicia And The Phoenicians

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Author : Dīmitrī Barāmkī
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961

Phoenicia And The Phoenicians written by Dīmitrī Barāmkī and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Phoenicia categories.

The History And Archaeology Of Phoenicia

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Author : Hélène Sader
language : en
Publisher: SBL Press
Release Date : 2019-11-23

The History And Archaeology Of Phoenicia written by Hélène Sader and has been published by SBL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-23 with Religion categories.

An insightful historical account of Phoenicia that illustrates its cities, culture, and daily life Hélène Sader presents the history and archaeology of Phoenicia based on the available contemporary written sources and the results of archaeological excavations in Phoenicia proper. Sader explores the origin of the term Phoenicia; the political and geographical history of the city-states Arwad, Byblos, Sidon, and Tyre; and topography, climate, and natural resources of the Phoenician homeland. Her limited focus on Phoenicia proper, in contrast to previous studies that included information from Phoenician colonies, presents the bare realities of the opportunities and difficulties shaping Phoenician life. Sader’s evaluation and synthesis of the evidence offers a corrective to the common assumption of a unified Phoenician kingdom. Features Historical as well as modern maps with the locations of all relevant archaeological sites Faunal and floral analyses that shed light on the Phoenician diet Petrographic analysis of pottery that sheds light on trading patterns and developments

The Story Of Phoenicia

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Author : George Rawlinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889

The Story Of Phoenicia written by George Rawlinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Phoenicia categories.

Phoenicia

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Author : George Rawlinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898

Phoenicia written by George Rawlinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Phoenicia categories.

A Short History Of The Phoenicians

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Author : Mark Woolmer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-09

A Short History Of The Phoenicians written by Mark Woolmer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with History categories.

Offering new insights based on recent archaeological discoveries in their heartland of modern-day Lebanon, Mark Woolmer presents a fresh appraisal of this fascinating, yet elusive, Semitic people. Discussing material culture, language and alphabet, religion (including sacred prostitution of women and boys to the goddess Astarte), funerary custom and trade and expansion into the Punic west, he explores Phoenicia in all its paradoxical complexity. Viewed in antiquity as sage scribes and intrepid mariners who pushed back the boundaries of the known world, and as skilled engineers who built monumental harbour cities like Tyre and Sidon, the Phoenicians were also considered (especially by their rivals, the Romans) to be profiteers cruelly trading in human lives. The author shows them above all to have been masters of the sea: this was a civilization that circumnavigated Africa two thousand years before Vasco da Gama did it in 1498. The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancient historian. Latin sources suggest they once had an extensive literature of history, law, philosophy and religion; but all now is lost. In this revised and updated edition, Woolmer takes stock of recent historiographical developments in the field, bringing the present edition up to speed with contemporary understanding.