Phoenicians
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Book Overview
One of the great enigmas of the ancient world, the Phoenicians were both lauded and despised in antiquity. They were celebrated as learned scribes who passed on the modern alphabet, as skilled seafarers and explorers, and as gifted artisans and engineers. Historical sources show they were also perceived as unscrupulous profiteers and cheaters, and as a morally corrupt race of people who prostituted their daughters and butchered their infant children...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520226143
ISBN13:9780520226142
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.8" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
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Upside Down You're Turning Me
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This otherwise well-written and lavishly illustrated book contains a major disappointment for serious students of Phoenician history: A photograph of the famous Nora Stele from Sardinia, one of the oldest Phoenician inscriptions, is printed upside down! Not only that, but the inscriptions's allusion to the biblical Tarshish has been cropped from the photo. This important inscription should have been reproduced in its entirety and right side up.
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