The book The Phoenicians is a fascinating exploration of this mythologized people: their history, artistic legacy, and the extent of their naval and colonial activities in the Mediterranean.

Vadim S. Jigoulov describes and analyzes various findings (inscriptions, numismatic and material remains) and examines how historians have gathered information about a people with little surviving literature. This includes a critical look at classical, Near Eastern, and biblical primary texts, the relationship between the Phoenicians and the Punic world, the interactions of the Phoenicians with the Greeks and others, as well as the reutilization of the Phoenician legacy in modern times.

Detailed and absorbing, The Phoenicians sheds new light on this most mysterious culture.

Pages: 248, Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm