History of Phoenicia
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George Rawlinson (1812 – 1902) was a 19th-century English scholar, historian, and Christian theologian. He was appointed canon of Canterbury, and after 1888 he was rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street. In 1873, he was appointed proctor in Convocation for the Chapter of Canterbury. Egypt Phoenicia Chaldea Assyria Media Babylon Persia Parthia Sasanian Empire The Kings of Israel and Judah The History of Translated by George Rawlinson
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- HISTORY OF P H OE N I C I A
- Camden Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford Canon of Canterbury Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Turin
- First Published 1889 by Longmans, Green, and Co.
- TO THE CHANCELLOR, VICE-CHANCELLOR, and SCHOLARS Of The UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- This Work
- His Last as Occupant of a Professorial Chair Is Dedicated As a Token of Respect and Gratitude By The
- CAMDEN PROFESSOR
- Oct. 1 MDCCCLXXXIX
- PREFACE
- HISTORY OF PHOENICIA
- CHAPTER I—THE LAND
- CHAPTER II—CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONS
- CHAPTER III—THE PEOPLE—ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS
- CHAPTER IV—THE CITIES
- CHAPTER V—THE COLONIES
- CHAPTER VI—ARCHITECTURE
- CHAPTER VII—ÆSTHETIC ART
- CHAPTER VIII—INDUSTRIAL ART AND MANUFACTURES
- CHAPTER IX—SHIPS, NAVIGATION, AND COMMERCE
- CHAPTER X—MINING
- CHAPTER XI—RELIGION
- CHAPTER XII—DRESS, ORNAMENTS, AND SOCIAL HABITS
- CHAPTER XIII—PHOENICIAN WRITING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERATURE
- CHAPTER XIV—POLITICAL HISTORY
- 1. Phoenicia, before the establishment of the hegemony of Tyre.
- 2. Phoenicia under the hegemony of Tyre (B.C. 1252-877)
- 3. Phoenicia during the period of its subjection to Assyria (B.C.
- 4. Phoenicia during its struggles with Babylon and Egypt (about B.C.
- 5. Phoenicia under the Persians (B.C. 528-333)
- 6. Phoenicia in the time of Alexander the Great (B.C. 333-323)
- 7. Phoenicia under the Greeks (B.C. 323-65)
- 8. Phoenicia under the Romans (B.C. 65-A.D. 650)
- FOOTNOTES
- PREFACE
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