David Schloen | In the Wake of the Phoenicians: Makers of the Mediterranean
Published 2020-11-05
From olive oil to the alphabet, the Phoenicians left a lasting mark on the Mediterranean. The OI's David Schloen guides us through exciting new research into this ancient civilization and anticipates future excavations of Phoenician colonies in coastal Spain.
In the Wake of the Phoenicians: Makers of the Mediterranean
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All Comments (21)
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You left the important colony of Malta! The Phoenicians settled in Malta around the year 700 B.C. They were creative merchants, expert seafarers and adventurous explorers. They used the Maltese islands as a stop on their trade routes. They built a Punic temple to Astarte at Tas-Silg site incorporating upstanding remains of an earlier prehistoric temple.
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From Lebanon đ±đ§ thank you for this great lecture đđŒ
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Kudos to the Oriental Institute for keeping things going despite the unusual circumstances. I enjoyed learning more about the Phoenicians!
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I belong to a community located in south india known as " kananites". We are believed to have migrated from the Mediterranean coast. We practice endogamy. The leader of our ancient migration is believed to be a merchant named "Thomman kinan"
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The Lebanese are traders to this day. All over the planet. This is great!
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Iâm a self taught scholar of Phoenician history and happen to be of Phoenician ancestry. This video is extremely informative, well researched and well delivered and certainly adds to my knowledge on the subject. Thank you profoundly.
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Much better than a competing video on YT; this man is a good public speaker, very fluent and fluid in his language; a great improvement.
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This has been an extraordinary experience for me. Thank you for putting this on YouTube! I so appreciate this!
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Magnificent talk! Thanks The Oriental Institute for sharing the lecture worldwide!
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I got here 8 months late since I'm so curious about many subjects. đ Excellent presentation under such adverse circumstances @OI. I understand more now than I did before watching, so great teaching! Thank you.
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Excellent - far beyond the norm for detailed and coherent description. Kudos to UC, OI, and Professor David Schloen (& co). It is vital that fine Universities, like UC, bring such credible, evidence based knowledge to the general public. The noise to signal ration in this age has obviously exploded, doing the opposite. As a Emeritus of UBC in Vancouver I offer my personal and professional thanks.
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Phenomenal talk, thank you! Great overview, exactly what I was looking for
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This is really enjoyable during a break in an otherwise tough day. Thank you!
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Many thanks for making these lectures available. I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture.
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Great talk !!! a lot of information, thank you very much !! Archaeologists have found evidence that the Phoenicians lived not only in Spain, but also in the west direction, in the Algarve, the south of Portugal.
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Thank you for the many lectures over many different subjects, time and cultures.
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As an archeology enthusiast, I really admire and appreciate that you are sharing these precious and interesting lectures on YouTube. I follow your videos and enjoy them a lot!
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I just listened to the podcast and am now watching this. Excellent, thank you so much OI.
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Thank you for sharing Sir.
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This is an excellent lecture. I learned some new and very important facts regarding the Phoenicians. My first field school was at Tel Akko in 1982 under Moshe Dotan and Michal Artzy, and Iâve been extremely interested in the archaeology of the Phoenicians ever since. Thank you for posting this, I will check out an OI membership now. By the way, my youngest son graduated from UC with an anthropology degree in 2012.
