The Phoenicians: The Purple Empire of the Ancient WorldMorrow, 1975 - 288 pages Examines the history, people, culture, civilization, and achievements of the Phoenicians, whose supremacy in shipbuilding and navigation enabled them to be masters of the ancient world for three hundred years. |
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Page 157
... commanders of the naval units , and they sat according to the rank which their sovereign had bestowed on them : first ... commander of the Greek forces , represented at sea by the Spartan Eurybiades , had seen that his people would only ...
... commanders of the naval units , and they sat according to the rank which their sovereign had bestowed on them : first ... commander of the Greek forces , represented at sea by the Spartan Eurybiades , had seen that his people would only ...
Page 194
... commander marshalled his forces , which Greek authors described as three hundred thousand strong . But as the Hellenes were never very accurate when it was a case of assessing the numbers of their opponents , one can take this as a ...
... commander marshalled his forces , which Greek authors described as three hundred thousand strong . But as the Hellenes were never very accurate when it was a case of assessing the numbers of their opponents , one can take this as a ...
Page 256
... commander - in - chief a newly equipped army . In June 217 BC they met the Carthaginians . It was the third of the four great battles , on Lake Trasimene . Hannibal , who had unexpectedly advanced towards Perusia ( Perugia ) , lured the ...
... commander - in - chief a newly equipped army . In June 217 BC they met the Carthaginians . It was the third of the four great battles , on Lake Trasimene . Hannibal , who had unexpectedly advanced towards Perusia ( Perugia ) , lured the ...
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The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
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