The Phoenicians: A Captivating Guide to the History of Phoenicia and the Impact Made by One of the Greatest Trading Civilizations of the Ancient World

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Phoenicians, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Inside! The Phoenicians remain one of the most enigmatic ancient civilizations, with historians and scholars prone to speculation and educated guesses. Although many Greek, Roman, and Egyptian writers reference the Phoenicians in trade records, military battles, and artistic transactions, few records were left by the original Phoenicians themselves, leaving modern scholars to fill in the blanks through educated guesses and material culture. The ancient perception about this civilization was mixed. For every writer like Pomponius Mela who lavished praise upon the Phoenicians, there was another who derided the people as nothing more than cheats and hucksters who kept other states’ trade stymied through stranglehold networks and ridiculous deals. Mela described them as “The Phoenicians were a clever race, who prospered in war and peace. They excelled in writing and literature, and in other arts, in seamanship, and in ruling an empire.” To dissect Mela’s quote, the Phoenicians were great writers, yet they left almost no documents. They may have been excellent sailors and naval commanders, yet they built no territorial empire. They were stellar artists, yet their work contains few original elements. They may have been clever builders, yet their monuments crumbled. And the Phoenicians were a single civilization, yet they were split into city-states. How could a civilization exist with so many contradictions, and how can modern historians utilize evidence that no longer seems to exist to uncover the truth? Who were the enigmatic Phoenicians, why did their civilization crumble, and why should a modern audience care? Open this book to find out. In The A Captivating Guide to the History of Phoenicia and the Impact Made by One of the Greatest Trading Civilizations of the Ancient World, you will discover topics such as OriginsThe World of the PhoeniciansPolitical and Legal StructuresDaily LifeBeauty and ApparelAn Unwritten Early HistoryVassal to the EmpiresTrade and the EconomyLanguage and AlphabetReligionWarfareArtistry in Multiple MediumsAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the Phoenicians, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

121 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 14, 2019

Reviews

[Jerry Jares · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Phoenicians are mentioned so often in other books (and in the Bible), so I was delighted to have the opportunity to read about them in this short work. Thanks for the timeline; it helped place the time of the Phoenicians. I found it very interesting that the Phoenicians emerged from the nomadic Canaanites. They were survivors of the Bronze Age Collapse.

It was surprising to see that the Phoenicians were an economic power, but not a military one. Thus, over time, they became vassals of more powerful empires (Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonian Greeks with Alexander the Great, etc.,). The Phoenicians founded the coastal city-states of Byblos, Sidon, and Tyre.

Phoenicians were polytheistic peoples -- they worshipped more than one god. They started out as an agricultural tribe but could not completely feed their people. After a while, they started trading for goods they needed and before long, they were a maritime economy. They started out trading with the Greeks (glass, wood and their rare, powdered Tyrian purple dye).

[Soscha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough & comprehensible history of the Phoenicians

I do love these Captivating History books. They are an excellent summary of what is known, with an excellent bibliography to go through if want to learn more.

[Sena · Rating 5 out of 5]

An informative read.

This book told me more about the Phoenicians than my high school history class did! I really loved this book!

[Sean Archer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good at describing sea going people.

[Brady Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this to read before reading a bigger book on carriage and Rome. Great prep read.

[Edward G Barry · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly done

Most unprofessional, poorly handled and treated readers as grammar school children. Disappointed Kendal even offer this series. An insult to your readers

[Tracy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great history

It was well written. I didn't realize how much trade and travel happened in this area at the time in history.

[Ya Ling · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit too short and overly simplified

[Reflector · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting

Kinda wish there was more on Carthage but I guess most history fans will always say that. I did enjoy the parts with the Hittites & the Assyrians and how the Phoenicians dealt with those powers.