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 92
... lost must pay . Hiram accepted , and lost . But then he found a wise fellow in his own town , called Abdemun , who thought up some difficult riddles for his king to send to Jerusalem . And this time Solomon - naturally - failed 92 THE ...
... lost must pay . Hiram accepted , and lost . But then he found a wise fellow in his own town , called Abdemun , who thought up some difficult riddles for his king to send to Jerusalem . And this time Solomon - naturally - failed 92 THE ...
Page 233
... lost his bet . At the end of the first day of fighting , three thou- sand Carthaginians lay dead on the battlefield , while Agathocles was triumphant . Overwhelming and magnificent as this victory was , it was of little use to the ...
... lost his bet . At the end of the first day of fighting , three thou- sand Carthaginians lay dead on the battlefield , while Agathocles was triumphant . Overwhelming and magnificent as this victory was , it was of little use to the ...
Page 244
... lost , their whole hard - won Sicilian territory lost , and - bitterest of all - their reputation for being the leading sea- power in the western Mediterranean lost . Nor can the Romans have been completely happy . They were now well on ...
... lost , their whole hard - won Sicilian territory lost , and - bitterest of all - their reputation for being the leading sea- power in the western Mediterranean lost . Nor can the Romans have been completely happy . They were now well on ...
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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