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A 1st century CE Roman blown glass bowl with added 'omega' handles. From the western cemetery of Aosta, North Italy. (Archaeological Museum, Aosta)

Roman glass bottle. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).

A two-handled glass cup from Roman Tarentum, southern Italy. 1st century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)

Home to some of the Middle East’s most majestic ancient ruins, Lebanon has a rich and varied heritage with over 5,000 years of recorded history. Over the millennia, different conquering empires have left their...

The Phoenician alphabet.

An Assyrian relief from King Sargon II's palace at Khorsabad showing a Phoenician ship transporting cedar logs. This type of vessel was probably used for coastal work and transporting goods to shore from larger cargo vessels...

A Phoenician-Punic ship from a relief carving on a 2nd century CE sarcophagus

A map of Tartessos, showing its sphere of influence, as well as Greek and Phoenician colonies in southern Spain.

Artist's impression of Phoenician seafarers leaving port. The Phoenicians were famous around the Mediterranean for their naval trade, exploration and colonization. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Artist's rendition of a Phoenician ship at sea during a storm. The Phoenicians were a great maritime people and often adorned their ships with horses' heads to honour Yamm, their god of the sea. Although Yamm could raise...