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Nov 1, 2013 · 1265–1274. Thomas Aquinas writes Summa Theologica, in which he defines lust more precisely as adultery, rape, seduction, bestiality, sodomy, or sex without reproduction in mind. Early 14th century....
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- Sources. The details of the mythology, gods, and practices of the religion of the Phoenicians are few and far between because of the scarcity of surviving written records.
- Main Phoenician Gods. Although the historical sources present some difficulties of interpretation, the Phoenician Religion was remarkably constant, almost certainly due to the geography of the region where the Phoenicians were contained on the narrow coast of the Levant and backed by the mountains creating a border with their Aramaean and Hebrew neighbours.
- Byblos. El, Baalat, and Adonis were particularly worshipped at Byblos. El was of Semitic origin and, although equated with Eliun in the Bible, was a separate deity.
- Sidon. The most important god at Sidon was Baal, probably equivalent in function to El of Byblos, he was head of the pantheon but detached from everyday worship.
Sep 28, 2024 · The Phoenicians were the late Canaanites of the first millennium B.C.E. (Iron Age through Roman period), descendants of the Canaanites of the second millennium B.C.E. (Middle Bronze Age through Late Bronze Age).
Oct 24, 2024 · Phoenician, person who inhabited one of the city-states of ancient Phoenicia, such as Byblos, Sidon, Tyre, or Beirut, or one of their colonies. Located along eastern Mediterranean trade routes, the Phoenician city-states produced notable merchants, traders, and colonizers.
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Apr 3, 2024 · Before the Greeks and Romans, the Phoenicians ruled the Mediterranean. The core of Phoenician territory was the city-state of Tyre, in what-is-now Lebanon. Phoenician civilization lasted from approximately 1550 to 300 B.C.E., when the Persians, and later the Greeks, conquered Tyre.
Aug 4, 2023 · The Phoenicians were known for establishing several important city-states throughout the Mediterranean region, primarily along the coast of modern-day Lebanon, Syria, and northern Israel. These city-states were not unified under a single political entity but shared cultural and linguistic ties.
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Apr 28, 2016 · The Phoenicians were famed in antiquity for their ship-building skills, and they were credited with inventing the keel, the battering ram on the bow, and caulking between planks.
