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 15
... followed by appropriate commands . Grumble as the army might , the mole was built . It still links Tyre to the Lebanese coast today . Alexander's soldiers worked for seven months on its construc- tion , then they threw aside their picks ...
... followed by appropriate commands . Grumble as the army might , the mole was built . It still links Tyre to the Lebanese coast today . Alexander's soldiers worked for seven months on its construc- tion , then they threw aside their picks ...
Page 74
... followed the first offering , and then the silent bargaining began , needing much tact , inventiveness and also honesty . The mer- chants did not want to spoil a possible new market before they had begun , a feeling apparently ...
... followed the first offering , and then the silent bargaining began , needing much tact , inventiveness and also honesty . The mer- chants did not want to spoil a possible new market before they had begun , a feeling apparently ...
Page 182
... followed him on the throne , but had to share his sovereign power with Elissa . But this joint rule was particularly advantageous to a third party , namely Elissa's husband , the priest of Astarte called Acharbas . His had been the ...
... followed him on the throne , but had to share his sovereign power with Elissa . But this joint rule was particularly advantageous to a third party , namely Elissa's husband , the priest of Astarte called Acharbas . His had been 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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