History of Phoenicia
History of Phoenicia, published in 1889, was George Rawlinson's last work as Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford and the first full English account of the Phoenicians for forty years. Thirteen chapters describe the land, climate and people, the cities of Tyre, Sidon, Byblos and Aradus, the colonies from Cyprus to Carthage and Cadiz, architecture, art, manufactures, ships and commerce, mining, religion, dress and social habits, and the alphabet and what survives of the literature. A long final chapter gives the political history from the earliest times through the hegemony of Tyre, subjection to Assyria, Babylon and Persia, the siege by Alexander, and the Greek and Roman periods. Rawlinson draws on the excavations and art history of his day. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Yes. History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
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About 9 h 50 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is History of Phoenicia?
History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson is filed under "History" in the Vinteuil library.
