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 158
... important town in Phoenicia , which is called Tripolis [ Three Towns ] , and this name describes its nature , for ... importance . ' Then he adds that Tripolis could therefore be called Phoenicia's first ' parliament ' . If what he says ...
... important town in Phoenicia , which is called Tripolis [ Three Towns ] , and this name describes its nature , for ... importance . ' Then he adds that Tripolis could therefore be called Phoenicia's first ' parliament ' . If what he says ...
Page 189
... important places . The Phoenicians on the island saw their position threat- ened . Nor were they any longer the unchallenged kings of the sea . The people of the town of Phocaea in Asia Minor , who were held to be the best Greek sailors ...
... important places . The Phoenicians on the island saw their position threat- ened . Nor were they any longer the unchallenged kings of the sea . The people of the town of Phocaea in Asia Minor , who were held to be the best Greek sailors ...
Page 190
... important Phoenician base from their town of Alalia in Corsica , their sixty ships were met by a fleet of fifty Etruscan and fifty Carthaginian vessels . There is no exact record as to the outcome of the battle between the two fleets ...
... important Phoenician base from their town of Alalia in Corsica , their sixty ships were met by a fleet of fifty Etruscan and fifty Carthaginian vessels . There is no exact record as to the outcome of the battle between the two fleets ...
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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