Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean
Author: Lopez-Ruiz, Carolina
ISBN: 9780674988187
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RM348.08
Publisher,Harvard Univ Pr
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Format, Hardcover
Weight, 839.15 g
No. of Pages, 384
Long before Greeks dominated the ancient Mediterranean, Phoenicians were the lords of the sea. Setting out from their Levantine cities, they introduced their alphabet, art, technology, and gods to places as far as off as Iberia. Carolina Lâopez-Ruiz highlights the enduring Phoenician imprint, displacing the Hellenocentric model of the ancient world--