Carthage fact and myth / edited by Roald Docter, Ridha Boussoffara, Pieter ter Keurs ; English translation: Beverley Jackson.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden : Sidestone Press, [2015] |
| Description | 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Docter, Roald F. |
| Other author/creator | Boussoffara, Ridha. |
| Other author/creator | Keurs, Pieter ter. |
| Other author/creator | Jackson, Beverley. |
| Other author/creator | Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden. |
| Uniform title | Carthago. 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 note | Issued on the occasion of the exhibition "Carthago," held at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, November 27, 2014-May 10, 2015. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | In English, translated from the Dutch. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015526258 |
| ISBN | 9789088903113 (hd. bd.) |
| ISBN | 9088903115 (hd. bd.) |
| Standard identifier# | 9789088903113 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |