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 66
... island : merely two flat , partly submerged rocky ledges , a reef covered with seaweed , of which there are many on ... island the so- called inner or Sidonian harbour was made , by filling in and excavation , and to the south the outer ...
... island : merely two flat , partly submerged rocky ledges , a reef covered with seaweed , of which there are many on ... island the so- called inner or Sidonian harbour was made , by filling in and excavation , and to the south the outer ...
Page 138
... island of Gozo . We know that there were at least three Phoenician settlements in Sicily , at Motya , Panormus and Soloeis , all on the northern tip of the island . In 1972 Phoe- nician graves of the seventh century BC were also ...
... island of Gozo . We know that there were at least three Phoenician settlements in Sicily , at Motya , Panormus and Soloeis , all on the northern tip of the island . In 1972 Phoe- nician graves of the seventh century BC were also ...
Page 189
... 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 of that time , had now sailed as far as ...
... 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 of that time , had now sailed as far as ...
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The Bedouins of the Sea II | 11 |
The City in the Cedar Grove | 27 |
The Coming of the Aryans | 39 |
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