Phoenicians among Others : Why Migrants Mattered in the Ancient Mediterranean

by: Demetriou, D.

 Phoenicians among Others
Why Migrants Mattered in the Ancient Mediterranean
Denise Demetriou
Provides an in-depth survey of cross-cultural interactions in the ancient world
Offers a unique glimpse into the lives of ancient immigrants through the examination of dozens of inscriptions in Phoenician
Challenges the conventional assumption that Phoenician history ended when Alexander the Great conquered the eastern Mediterranean
Presents a more comprehensive view of the ancient Mediterranean by studying Phoenician immigrants not only in Greek communities but also in Egypt, Carthage, and the central Mediterranean islands of Sicily, Sardinia, and Malta

Description
Phoenicians among Others provides the first history of Phoenician immigrants in the ancient Mediterranean from the fourth to the first centuries BCE. Through an examination of inscriptions, many bilingual in Phoenician and Greek or Egyptian, Phoenicians among Others demonstrates how mobility and migration challenged migrants and states alike. Far from being excluded, and despite facing prejudices, immigrants mobilized adaptive strategies to mediate their experiences and encourage a sense of membership and belonging, constructed new identities, and transformed the societies they joined.

By integrating the voices and histories of immigrants with those of the states in which they lived, Denise Demetriou highlights the diverse ways that migrants influenced the development of societies, introduced new institutions, shaped the policies of their home and host states, made notions of citizenship more fluid, and changed the course of local, regional, and Mediterranean histories.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Adaptive Repertoires of Immigrants
Chapter 2: Phoenician Trade Associations
Chapter 3: Managing Migration
Chapter 4: Honors, Privileges, and Greek Migration Regimes
Chapter 5: Phoenicians Beyond Greek Communities
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Phoenicians among Others : Why Migrants Mattered in the Ancient Mediterranean

by: Demetriou, D.

• ISBN-13: 9780197634851 / 978-0-19-763485-1
• ISBN-03: 0197634850 / 0-19-763485-0
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2023