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2.5.14. Phoenicians on Crete and in the Aegean
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There is evidence of a Phoenician presence on Crete (2.5.12.) at Kommos on the island’s southern coast, beginning in the late 9th century. There may have been a Phoenician port of call here for trade and ship repair. Apart from Phoenician pottery, the evidence consists of a sacellum in Sanctuary B, dating from around 800–760. Three freestanding cult stelae were found here on a pedestal; they have been interpreted as baityloi for unnamed Phoenician deities. There was an site for offerings in front of these stelae, and a bronze shield was put up…

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Niehr, Herbert, “2.5.14. Phoenicians on Crete and in the Aegean”, in: Brill’s New Pauly Supplements II - Volume 9 : The Early Mediterranean World, 1200–600 BC, English edition by John N. Dillon; Translated by Duncan A. Smart (2018). Original German-language edition: Frühgeschichte der Mittelmeerkulturen: Historisch-archäologisches Handbuch. Herausgegeben von Anna-Maria Wittke. Serie: Der Neue Pauly Supplemente 2. Staffel, herausgegeben von Manfred Landfester und Helmuth Schneider, vol. 10. Stuttgart, Germany. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH (2015). Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-3418_bnps9_COM_007192>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20180517



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