The Phoenicians

The Phoenicians

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  • ページ数 670 p.
  • 商品コード 9781850435334
  • DDC分類 939.44

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The ancient Phoenician civilization, which thrived in the Mediterranean region in around 1000 BC, is still shrouded in mystery. Its people left few written records, but they are known to have been expert navigators and some of the greatest traders in history - skills which brought them riches that were legendary. Excavations have yielded skillfully crafted objects of gold and silver and countless other treasure, all examples of an advanced culture. This detailed study reveals the history, culture, craft and identity of the Phoenicians.

Contents

Part 1 Phoenician civilizationMoscati; who were the Phoenicians?, Sabatino Moscati; territory and settlements, Sabatino Moscati; the origins in the East, Sandro Filippo Bondi; the course of history, Sandro Filippo Bondi; colonization of the Mediterranean, Sabatino Moscati; the Carthaginian Empire, Sabatino Moscati; Hannibal's expedition, Giovanni Brizzi; ships and navigation, Piero Bartoloni; commerce and industry, Piero Bartoloni; the question of the alphabet, Giovanni Garbini; beliefs and religious life, Sergio Ribichini; political and administrative, Sandro Filippo Bondi; army, navy and warfare, Perio Bartoloni. Part 2 The great areas: Phoenicia, Antonia Ciasca; Cyprus, Vassos Karageorghis; North Africa, M'Hamed Fantor; Sicily, Vincenzo Tusa; Malta, Antonia Ciasca; Sardinia, Enrico Acquaro; Spain, Maria Eugenia Aubet Semmler. Part 3 The world of art: arts and crafts, Sabatino Moscati; city planning and architecture, Sandro Filippo Bondi; statuary, Sabatino Moscati; sarcophagi, Sabatino Moscati; stone reliefs, Sabatino Moscati; stelae, Sabatino Moscati; terracotta figures, Anna Maria Bisi; masks and protomes, Antonia Ciasca; jewellery, Giovanna Pisano; scarabs and amulets, Enrico Acquaro; ivory and bone carving, Maria Luisa Uberti; bronzes, Enrico Acquaro; metal bowls, Sabatino Moscati; painting, Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo; ostrich eggs, Sabatino Moscati; coins, Enrico Acquaro; glass, Maria Luisa Uberti; pottery, Piero Bartoloni. Part 4 The Phoenicians and the world outside: substrata and adstrata, Sabatino Moscati; Phoenicians and Egyptians, Sergio Pernigotti; Phoenicians and Etruscans, Enrico Acquaro; the "youth of Motya", Vincenzo Tusa; orientalizing art, Sabatino Moscati; the Phoenicians as seen by the ancient world, Federico Mazza; Dido and her myth, Sergio Ribichini; did the Phoenicians land in America?, Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo.NER(01): GB