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

Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLeiden : Sidestone Press, [2015]
Description144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorDocter, Roald F.
Other author/creatorBoussoffara, Ridha.
Other author/creatorKeurs, Pieter ter.
Other author/creatorJackson, Beverley.
Other author/creatorRijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden.
Uniform titleCarthago. English
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.
General noteIssued on the occasion of the exhibition "Carthago," held at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, November 27, 2014-May 10, 2015.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageIn English, translated from the Dutch.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015526258
ISBN9789088903113 (hd. bd.)
ISBN9088903115 (hd. bd.)
Standard identifier# 9789088903113

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