Carthage : fact and myth / edited by Roald Docter, Ridha Boussoffara, Pieter ter Keurs ; [English translation: Beverley Jackson].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Docter, Roald F., editor.

Boussoffara, Ridha, editor.

Keurs, Pieter ter, editor.

Standardized Title:

Carthago. English.

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Tunisia--Carthage (Extinct city)--Exhibitions.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Carthage (Extinct city).

Tunisia--Carthage (Extinct city).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English, translated from the Dutch.

Summary:

Carthage is mainly known as the city that was utterly destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC. This book tells the story about this fascinating city, which for centuries was the center of a far-flung trade network in the Mediterranean. Carthage was founded by Phoenician migrants, who settled in the north of what is now Tunisia, probably in the ninth century BC. The city's strategic location was key to its success. From here, the Carthaginians could dominate both seafaring trade and the overland trade with the African interior. Carthage, Fact and Myth presents the most recent views of Carthaginian soci.

Contents:

1. Carthage: fact and fiction

2. Phoenicia: from place of transit to trading nation

3. Punic Carthage

4. The Punic writing system

5. The Tophet of Carthage

6. Egyptian influence in Carthage

7. Carthage as a martime power

8. Carthage & the local Libyan-Numidian population

9. The Punic wars

10. The Mahdia shipwreck

11. Roman Carthage: history and monuments

12. Christian Carthage

13. Dido and Hannibal through western eyes

14. Foreigners on an unfamiliar coast: the rediscovery of Carthage

15. Reflections of Carthage in 19th century art

16. Images of Carthage in the 20th and 21st centuries: Films, comics and games

17. Ancient Carthage in the 21st century: A timeless message.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 29, 2016).

Exhibition catalog.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Erscheint auch als: Carthage . Fact and myth

ISBN:

9789088903526

9088903522

9088903115

9789088903113

OCLC:

935324171

Publisher Number:

9789088903113

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.