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 45
... give up his rigid stand . Then a letter from Ekhnaten comes at last . There is a fragile wave of hope . But ... give the town to the sons of Abdi - Ashirta , although my brother has turned the town from me in order to give it into the ...
... give up his rigid stand . Then a letter from Ekhnaten comes at last . There is a fragile wave of hope . But ... give the town to the sons of Abdi - Ashirta , although my brother has turned the town from me in order to give it into the ...
Page 49
... give in when they threatened one of his guests with force ? Was he really afraid of them ? If so , why ? Even the list of goods which Nesbanebded sent to Wen - Amon gives food for thought . Could the people of Byblos at that time not ...
... give in when they threatened one of his guests with force ? Was he really afraid of them ? If so , why ? Even the list of goods which Nesbanebded sent to Wen - Amon gives food for thought . Could the people of Byblos at that time not ...
Page 118
... give up what was , so to speak , their most effective way of bribing the super - terrestrial beings . For it represented one of the most elementary weapons in the eternal battle with the demoniac powers . The Phoenicians — as Philo of ...
... give up what was , so to speak , their most effective way of bribing the super - terrestrial beings . For it represented one of the most elementary weapons in the eternal battle with the demoniac powers . The Phoenicians — as Philo of ...
Contents
The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
Copyright | |
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