Phoenicia

Along with additional archaeological excavations during the early part of 1900AD, discovering religious artifacts proving the worship of the Canaanite Pantheon in areas such as Palestine, northeaster Egypt, western Arabia, Cyprus, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Phoenicia, Philistine, Sizu, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. These excavation sites identified many places of worship, temples, smaller shrines and open-air sanctuaries such as temples discovered in the ancient cities of Ugarit, Beth-shan, Ai, Lachish and…

him the win. Darius fled in panic and left his wife and children behind. Alexander although treated Darius’s family with respect and did not harm them. After that battle of Issus, Alexander and his army began taking over major cities in Syria and Phoenicia. He took over all but one city, the city of Tyre. Tyre was and island…

At first glance it may appear that Herodotus’ account of Egypt is a clear-cut description of the country and what he learned there, intended to educate a Greek audience. However, a closer examination reveals that his intentions and motivations may have been different that originally assumed. The opening passage exemplifies the sort of conflicted view of the Egyptians that the author so frequently presents. Though, at times, he emphasizes their otherness, he seems to admire their achievements and…

Mythological Creatures Mythological creatures, they are all such strange creatures. These creatures are not real, but very mysterious. The creatures are from myths, but why would people want to have put them in the myths in the first place? Why were the creatures created? Was it for fun, maybe something they thought they saw when something big happened, maybe just to make myths interesting, or are they real? Who was the creator of these mysterious creatures and why are there mythological…

KEY CONCEPT 2.2 An empire can be defined as a large collection of people across a large range of land that live under a common rule. Empires have long trade routes on land and coastline as well as taxes imposed on their people. Religion was also enforced and attacks from barbarians could be found. Governments included systems of central and local in order to maintain order along with armies in order to defend borders and keep peace. Classical empires encompassed a fewer number of people than…

was known that the prevailing custom among the Jews was to call any foreigner Greek. She is a native to the cities of Tyre and Sidon, it is obvious that she is called a Syrophoenician, for that nation is found in present day Syria, and a part of Phoenicia, a very profound civilization that spread among the mediterranean coastline. The Jewish people, with scorn, gave the woman the name of being a Canaanites and to all the inhabitants of that…

Telemachus is officially transformed into a man. Meanwhile, Odysseus has undergone a similar change. Being away from home twenty long years can take a toll on a person. This describes the case of Odysseus. While trapped on the islands of Calypso and Phoenicia, Odysseus was surrounded by the most beautiful scenery that any human-being could see and experience, but the only thing…

This essay aims to present the importance of Alexander the Great within the history. This character represents one of the most important characters of the history; not only of the past but also to the present, his achievements transcend until our days. It is interesting to observe how the outside facts and events that made large figure of Alexander. There are many historians and thinkers who have focused in investigate and analyze the mental aspects and personal of this character. These…

Cleopatra VII Philopator, commonly known as just Cleopatra, is one of the most recognizable names in all of history. In a time of only male rulers, she became a female ruler. Cleopatra is a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. She represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess, Isis. Cleopatra’s need for power is seen in her early years, her return to power and her death. Cleopatra’s journey to the throne is a tragic one. Ptolemy XII’s, Cleopatra’s father, reign is one of the most…

In every era old or new, leaders are measured up to certain criteria that decide whether or not there were, in fact, great leaders. In the ancient world, a leader was considered great if they were military skilled, they incorporated other people's culture, followed through and were firm in what they believed. Since in the ancient world religion was a huge part of the people lives, great leader was also expected to have some sort of divine connection. All theses trait of a great leader in the…