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 135
... houses and respect the laws of the state . This they did . Herodotus recounts that there was a district in Memphis called the " Tyrian quarter ' . There was also a temple there ' which is called that of the foreign Aphrodite ' , and was ...
... houses and respect the laws of the state . This they did . Herodotus recounts that there was a district in Memphis called the " Tyrian quarter ' . There was also a temple there ' which is called that of the foreign Aphrodite ' , and was ...
Page 161
... houses and possessions were . There I remained with him for a whole year . ' Then , the story - teller continued ... house there was a Phoenician woman , large and comely , who knew how to do fine work too . The crafty Phoenicians led ...
... houses and possessions were . There I remained with him for a whole year . ' Then , the story - teller continued ... house there was a Phoenician woman , large and comely , who knew how to do fine work too . The crafty Phoenicians led ...
Page 262
... houses which surrounded the market - place by the Byrsa , the defenders rained down a hail of arrows on the Romans . When the attackers succeeded in entering a building , the fighting continued on the roofs and narrow planks between the ...
... houses which surrounded the market - place by the Byrsa , the defenders rained down a hail of arrows on the Romans . When the attackers succeeded in entering a building , the fighting continued on the roofs and narrow planks between the ...
Contents
The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
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