Maria Eugenia Aubet

The Phoenicians and the West

Politics, Colonies and Trade

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This updated version of Maria Eugenia Aubet's highly praised book (1993) incorporates the most recent research findings on the ancient civilization of Phoenicia and includes an updated bibliography. The Phoenicians established the first trading system in the Mediterranean basin between the eighth and sixth centuries B.C. Continuous archaeological research over the past decades has transformed our understanding of Phoenicia, its colonies and their relationship to local communities. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-41141-6 First Edition Pb (1996): 0-521-56598-7

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9780521795432
• ISBN-10: 0521795435
• Artikelnr.: 21888372

Autorenporträt

Maria Eugenia Aubet is Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Her other publications include Tartessos (1990) and Les Orants de Carthage (1974).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Introduction
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 institution: the palace and the temple
6. The routes of Phoenician expansion in the Mediterranean
7. The Phoenicians in the west: chronology and historiography
8. The Phoenician colonies in the central Mediterranean
9. The colonies of the far west
10. The colonies in the west
11. Concluding thoughts
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.