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 153
... attempt to build a dam and bore with incredible staunchness the inevitable hardships of a siege . Which shows that they could also fight when necessary , and that they were not always prepared to sell their independence — that they knew ...
... attempt to build a dam and bore with incredible staunchness the inevitable hardships of a siege . Which shows that they could also fight when necessary , and that they were not always prepared to sell their independence — that they knew ...
Page 159
... attempted a rebellion thirty - five years before , did not dare to take up the revolutionary flame , or attempt to follow up the declaration of independence by a war of independence . After this outbreak both towns were content to bend ...
... attempted a rebellion thirty - five years before , did not dare to take up the revolutionary flame , or attempt to follow up the declaration of independence by a war of independence . After this outbreak both towns were content to bend ...
Page 189
... attempt to prevent them building this town was hopelessly crushed in a naval battle . Altogether it became ... attempts to drive their rivals out of Sicily . A man called Pentathlos attacked the Phoenician base of Lilybaeum on the ...
... attempt to prevent them building this town was hopelessly crushed in a naval battle . Altogether it became ... attempts to drive their rivals out of Sicily . A man called Pentathlos attacked the Phoenician base of Lilybaeum on 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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