A historical study of ancient Phoenicia by George Rawlinson, first published in 1889. It surveys the rise of Phoenician city-states, their maritime trade, colonies, and cultural achievements. Listeners interested in ancient Mediterranean history will find a detailed account of a civilization that shaped trade and writing.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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HISTORY OF P H OE N I C I A by George Rawlinson Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford Canon of Canterbury Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Turin First Published 1889 by Longmans, Green, and Co. Contents
TO THE CHANCELLOR, VICE-CHANCELLOR, and SCHOLARS Of The UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD This Work His Last as Occupant of a Professorial Chair Is Dedicated As a Token of Respect and Gratitude By The CAMDEN PROFESSOR Oct. 1 MDCCCLXXXIX PREPARER’S NOTE The original text contains a number of characters that are not available even in 8-bit Windows text. Where possible these have been represented with a similar letter, but some things, e.g. Hebrew script, have been omitted. The 8-bit version of this text includes Windows font characters. These may be lost in 7-bit versions of the text, or when viewed with different fonts. Greek text has been transliterated within brackets “{}” using an Oxford English Dictionary alphabet table. Diacritical marks have been lost. Phoenician or other Semitic text has been replaced with an ellipsis in brackets,
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