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 61
... ports which they know well , and the Nile Kingdom , which was prob- ably also familiar to them . The pincers of both ... port at the most easterly point of the mouth of the Nile , two battles of great historical significance took place ...
... ports which they know well , and the Nile Kingdom , which was prob- ably also familiar to them . The pincers of both ... port at the most easterly point of the mouth of the Nile , two battles of great historical significance took place ...
Page 95
... port in the Gulf of Aqaba since the time of King David , and because this gateway to the east opened up interesting trade routes for them too . It would be to underrate their intelligence , however , to think that out of pure friendship ...
... port in the Gulf of Aqaba since the time of King David , and because this gateway to the east opened up interesting trade routes for them too . It would be to underrate their intelligence , however , to think that out of pure friendship ...
Page 185
... port — was the dock for the merchant ships , the round inner port being for the warships . Anyone looking at the flat ponds which are all that is left of the two harbours , will be amazed at how small they are . I have not measured them ...
... port — was the dock for the merchant ships , the round inner port being for the warships . Anyone looking at the flat ponds which are all that is left of the two harbours , will be amazed at how small they are . I have not measured them ...
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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