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Phoenicia, Carthage, and popular government in the pre-classical Mediterranean : the other democracy /

Despite popular perception, the Greeks didn't invent democracy. The idea of the assembly in the town square can be traced back to Mesopotamia, but how did democracy reach the Greeks? This book uses archaeology, inscriptions, and historical texts to show that it was the Phoenicians who introduce...

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Main Author: Kaufman, Brett (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Democracy > Phoenicia.
Democracy > Tunisia > Carthage (Extinct city)
Carthage (Extinct city) > Politics and government.
Phoenicia > Politics and government.
Démocratie locale > Phénicie.
Démocratie locale > Tunisie > Carthage (Ville ancienne)
Ancient.
HISTORY.
Social History.
Biblical Studies.
RELIGION.
Antiquities & Archaeology.
Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Democracy
Africa > Carthage (Extinct city)
Middle East > Phoenicia
Tunisia
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
Electronic books.
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Call Number: DS81 .K3 2025
 
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