The Heritage of Tyre: Essays on the History, Archaeology, and Preservation of Tyre - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0840370970 ISBN 13: 9780840370976

Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co, 1992

Synopsis

Excerpts from This book documents the history of Tyre, the origins of The International Association To Save Tyre, and the American Committee for Tyre, the goals and results of the symposium, and how war has affected the site, but those who are involved continue to work towards its protection from illegal excavation, as well as maintaining the running, which have suffered from both erosion and bombardment. Learn of the prehistoric Tyrian, of fabled Dido, the Tyrian princess who founded Carthage, of the early history of the Hellenistic and monumental Roman periods, of Tyre's Byzantine greatness and its medieval remains. Sadly civil war in Lebanon, has caused the site to be neglected and damaged. With funding from the Lebanese Dept. of Antiquities, a site museum is in the last stage of construction. List of Illustrations, Preface, Symposium, Introduction. 1) An Introduction to Tyre, 2) Land of Tyre, 3) History of Excavations, 4) Canaanite Tyre, 5) Phoenician Tyre, 6) Terra Cotta Figurines of the 8th Century B.C.E., 7) Classical Tyre, 8) Medieval Tyre, 9) Glimpses of Tyre in 1984, 10) Present Conditions, 11) Organizations for Tyre. Epilogue, Tyre King List, Glossary, Bibliography, Contributor biographies, Index. Many B&W Photos, maps, and illustrations throughout.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0840370970
• ISBN 13: 9780840370976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Joukowsky Martha Sharp