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The Phoenicians built an incredible culture around the Mediterranean, gave us the alphabet, and mastered the seas. Despite their great wealth and power, they are now forgotten. This book explores their enchanting history, their fall, and asks: Where are the Phoenicians now?
Starting at least 5000 years ago, the Phoenician peoples built and rebuilt an amazing, even incredible, culture and great wealth around the Mediterranean Sea.
But…DESPITE ALL THAT, they are today mostly unknown, forgotten. Despite great wealth; despite superior ships and sailors willing to travel all seven seas; despite the development of the alphabet; despite exploiting huge silver deposits; despite their skill at commerce and trade; despite the magnificent construction projects at Giza and Jerusalem; despite the purple dye business; and despite their western empire anchored at Carthage and Tarshish, they are today mostly gone and forgotten. The important legacy of the Phoenicians is now largely invisible.
The Phoenicians have vanished.
This book explores in enchanting style this history and fall. The authors are both historians, one by training, the other by absorption and extensive travel. Our book will appeal to students, historians, theologians and futurists; in particular anybody who is interested in the history or the future of the Middle East and the Mediterranean worlds.
The book ends with several questions. Where are the Phoenicians now? Will the Phoenicians become a people again? Is there a future role for Phoenicia in our world?
Read this book to find out.
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