The Phoenicians : Lost Civilizations

Author: Jigoulov, Vadim S

Ancient World

Published on 14 October 2024 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Lost Civilizations' series.

Paperback | 248 pages, 60 illustrations, 35 in colour
216 x 141 x 17 | 502g

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.