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Between The Eighth And The Sixth Centuries Bc, The Phoenicians Established The First Trading System To Encompass The Entire Length Of The Mediterranean Basin, From Their Homeland, In What Is Now Lebanon, To Colonies In Cyprus, Tunisia, Sicily, Sardinia And Southern Spain. The Phoenician State Was Able To Maintain Its Independence, Despite The Territorial Expansion Of The Assyrians, In Return For Tribute Provided By Its Western Colonies. Archaeological Research Over The Last Two Decades Has Changed Our Understanding Of These Colonies And Their Relationships To Local Iron Age Communities. Dr. Aubet's Original Synthesis Of Archaeological And Historical Data Is The First Modern Study Of The Phoenicians To Be Published In English. It Will Be Of Interest Not Only To Mediterranean Historians And Archaeologists, But Also To Scholars Studying The Trade Systems Of State And Non-state Societies. 1. Who Were The Phoenicians? -- 2. Phoenicia During The Iron Age -- 3. The Bases For The Expansion In The Mediterranean -- 4. Phoenician Trade: Exchange Mechanisms And Organization -- 5. The Great Political Institutions: The Palace And The Temple -- 6. The Routes Of Phoenician Expansion Into The Medit

Author

María Eugenia Aubet

Publisher

Cambridge [England] ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521411417

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24