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The Phoenicians is a fascinating exploration of this much-mythologized people: their history, artistic heritage and the scope of their maritime and colonizing activities in the Mediterranean.Vadim S. Jigoulov describes and analyses various artefacts (epigraphic, numismatic and material remains) and considers how historians have derived 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 Phoenician and Punic worlds, Phoenician interactions with the Greeks and others, and the repurposing of Phoenician heritage in modernity. Detailed and engrossing, The Phoenicians casts new light on this most enigmatic of civilizations.
Vadim S. Jigoulov is a Lecturer at Morgan State University and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, USA. He is the author of The Social History of Achaemenid Phoenicia: Being a Phoenician, Negotiating Empires (2014).
ChronologyPrologue1 The Phoenician Homeland: History and Archaeology2 Lost in Translation: Portrayals of Phoenicians in Graeco-Roman Sources3 At the Service of the Kings: Phoenicians in the Bible4 Rare Voices: Phoenician Writings5 Money Matters: Phoenician Coinage6 Cities of Gods: Phoenician Religions7 Masters of Craftsmanship: Phoenician Art and Trade8 Travels and Trade: Phoenician Westward ExpansionEpilogueReferencesBibliographyAcknowledgementsPhoto AcknowledgementsIndex
This clear, up-to-date introduction by Iron Age Near-Eastern scholar Jigoulov aims to intrigue nonspecialists . . . Highly recommended.
