Byblos

• Titel: Byblos
• Titelzusatz: a legacy unearthed
• Institutionen: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden [Herausgebendes Organ]
• Institutionen: Libanon / al-Mudīrīya al-ʿĀmma li-l-Āṯār [Herausgebendes Organ]
• Verf.angabe: National Museum of Antiquities (The Netherlands) & Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon)
• Verlagsort: Leiden
• Verlag: Sidestone Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: 299 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Karten
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 277-299
• ISBN: 978-94-6426-221-6
• ISBN: 978-94-6426-220-9
• Schlagwörter: (g)Byblos / (s)Archäologische Stätte / (z)Geschichte
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Byblos. - Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (299 Seiten)
• Sach-SW: Fouilles (Archéologie) - Liban - Byblos (Ville ancienne)
• Sach-SW: Antiquities
• Sach-SW: Excavations (Archaeology)
• Sach-SW: History
• Geograph. SW: Byblos (Ville ancienne) - Histoire
• Geograph. SW: Lebanon - Byblos (Extinct city)
• Geograph. SW: Lebanon - Jubayl
• K10plus-PPN: 1887969918

Abstract

Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the cedar forests of Mount Lebanon and its unique ties with the pharaohs of Egypt. An important religious center, Byblos was referred to as a Holy City in Hellenistic and Roman times. The city is synonymous with writing, a legacy that lives on through the Greek word for book. With a history that reaches back nearly 8900 years, this Lebanese coastal city is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. 'Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed' is the first anthology to be published on this remarkable city. This lavishly illustrated volume encompasses an extensive range of scholarly research, from the earliest archaeological expeditions to the latest discoveries. Its 43 chapters written by leading international experts, examine the city's history from its Neolithic origins to the Medieval era. This book is a coproduction between the National Museum of Antiquities (The Netherlands) and the Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon)