PHOENICIA
Spolufinancováno ESF a státním rozpočtem ČR,
reg. č. projektu CZ.1.07/1.1.00/14.0143 OPVK
PHOENICIA
TASKS: Blank map
Find these locations.
1 Black Sea
2 Mediterranean Sea
3 Marmara Sea
4 Aegean Sea
5 Red Sea
6 Cyprus
7 Crete
8 Byblos
9 Sidon
10Tyre
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PHOENICIA
(12th -6th century BCE)
• famous for: transparent glass, phoenix (purple dye)
Phoenicia
• not a unified state - city states: Sidon, Tyre, Byblos...
• Phoenicians – great sailors, traders
→ voyages
the Mediterranean
→ Phoenician colonies
TASK:
Where did the Phoenician sail?
Work with the map.
No 1
PHOENICIAN CITY
STATES
• SIDON /SIDA – today in Lebanon
- the oldest city state in Phoenicia?
- famous for: glass and purple dye
- 4th century BC – destroyed by the Persians
• BYBLOS
- today in Lebanon
- very rich trade centre (trade mainly with
Egypt)
to Greece
on papyrus
- Byblos (Greek) X Gebal (Phoenician)
papyrus from Egypt through Byblos
→ Bible (the book) – written
PHOENICIAN CITY STATES
• TYRE/TYROS - legendary birthplace of Europe and
Dido (founder and Queen of Carthage)
TASKS:
Do you know the story about Europe and Zeus?
(hint – bull; kidnap)
Do you know the story about Dido and Aeneas?
(hint – love affair, suicide)
Virgil - Aeneid: Troy destroyed – Aeneas survived – looking for a new
land to settle – met Dido in Carthage – left her – Dido committed suicide
- founded colonies - CARTHAGE
CARTHAGE
• Phoenician colony (8th century BC)
• biggest enemy of Rome (3rd century BC)
→ Punic Wars
Etymology: Phoenicus → Poenicus → Punicus
No 2
Carthaginian territory before Punic Wars
Zdroje
No 1 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/PhoenicianTrade.png
No 2: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/CarthageMap.png
Čornej, P.: Dějepis 1 pro gymnázia a střední školy. Pravěk a starověk . SPN, Praha 2009.
Hilgemann, W., Kinder, H.:Encyklopedický atlas světových dějin, NLN, Praha 2000.
Slovník antické kultury. Svoboda, Praha 1974.
http://www.phoenician.org/elissa_dido_legend.htm