Thirsty Seafarers at Temple B of Kommos - Commercial Districts and the Role of Crete in Phoenician Trading Networks in the Aegean (Paperback)

The island of Crete was an important place for cultural and economic exchanges between Greeks and Near Easterners in the Aegean during the 1st millennium BC. Kommos and its temple provided materials that attest the connections between different populations, such as Greeks and Phoenicians. An examination of these objects and those from other Cretan sites such as Knossos, the Idaean Cave and Eleutherna is presented in this book. Moreover, the case of Kommos is compared to other Aegean cult structures with similar characteristics, such as the Sanctuary of Apollo in Eretria, the Heraion of Samos, the temple of Kition in Cyprus and the Temple of Vroulia in Southern Rhodes. These appear to be not just religious spaces but also economic and social meeting points, integrated into networks of commercial districts connected by land and sea routes. The book aims to understand the Phoenician presence and trade in Aegean temples, as well as how Crete shaped its role within the context of Mediterranean trade routes from the East to the West.

General

Imprint:	Archaeopress Archaeology
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Judith Munoz Sogas (Researcher)
Dimensions:	290 x 205 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-1-80327-322-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
LSN:	1-80327-322-4
Barcode:	9781803273228

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