Tyrian Purple
The silk shroud of Charlemagne made with gold and Tyrian purple. The design shows a quadriga (four-horse chariot). 9th century CE. (Musée...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Dido
A silver tetradrachm from Carthage. The female head has been identified by some historians as Dido (Elissa), the legendary founder of the...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Tyre
Roman Agora (believed to be) at Al Mina excavation area.
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Phoenician Government
The sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of the Phoenician city of Sidon in the 5th century BCE. (Louvre, Paris)
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Sidon
The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BCE stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great. The...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Phoenician Religion
A gilded bronze statue of the Phoenician god Reshef. From Byblos. (National Museum of Beirut)
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Phoenician Art
This ivory plaque is part of the so-called "Nimrud Ivories." The sphinx wears the typical Egyptian Pharaohs' double crown and an apron...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20184 min
Byblos
Byblos was the ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is,...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20182 min
The Phoenician Alphabet & Language
Phoenician is a Canaanite language closely related to Hebrew. Very little is known about the Canaanite language, except what can be...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20181 min
Phoenician Architecture
The Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos was an ancient Phoenician temple built in the Late Bronze Age (1600-1200 BCE).
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20187 min
Trade in the Phoenician World
The Phoenicians, based on a narrow coastal strip of the Levant, put their excellent seafaring skills to good use and created a network of...
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Ryan Moorhen
Jul 29, 20187 min
The Phoenicians - Master Mariners
Driven by their desire for trade and the acquisition of such commodities as silver from Spain, gold from Africa, and tin from the Scilly...
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