Phoenicians. Founders of Carthage

The book is dedicated to the history of the Phoenicians – a small warrior people who made all the powerful states of the ancient Mediterranean take them into account. It details the morals and customs, religious and secular rituals of the Phoenicians, the magnificent masters of jewelry and weaponry, ivory carving, stone, metal, as well as the history of the creation of the oldest alphabet – the highest achievement of Phoenician culture, which had a powerful influence on all subsequent civilizations of the Old World.