In Search of the Phoenicians - Brossura

Quinn, Josephine Crawley

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ISBN 10: 069119596X ISBN 13: 9780691195964

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2019

Riassunto

Who were the ancient Phoenicians—and did they actually exist?

The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has long remained a mystery. In Search of the Phoenicians makes the startling claim that the "Phoenicians" never actually existed as such. Taking readers from the ancient world to today, this book argues that the notion of these sailors as a coherent people with a shared identity, history, and culture is a product of modern nationalist ideologies—and a notion very much at odds with the ancient sources.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Josephine Quinn is associate professor of ancient history at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Worcester College. She is the coeditor of The Hellenistic West and The Punic Mediterranean.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 069119596X
• ISBN 13: 9780691195964
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 335
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile