Tides of History

Who Were the Phoenicians? Interview with Professor Carolina Lopez-Ruiz

Mar 16, 2023

49:09

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What's the Difference Between Left-Candy and the Middle East?

01:55

Is the Greeks the Primary Movers of Culture?

02:49

The Phoenicians, the Iron Age, the Mediterranean?

02:49

Introduction

2min

The Phoenicians, the Iron Age, the Mediterranean?

3min

Unstoppable Us by Yuval Noah Harari

3min

Is the Greeks the Primary Movers of Culture?

3min

What Do You Think About Early Greeks?

3min

Are They Phoenician or Are They Greek?

2min

What's the Difference Between Left-Candy and the Middle East?

2min

Is There Such a Thing as the Phoenicians?

3min

I'm Glad You Brought Up Herodotus Because It Feels a Little Straw-Man-Y to Me

2min

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Cold Season 3 - The Search for Cherie

2min

11.

American Flag Stickers Are Not Going to Survive for a Thousand Years

2min

12.

Is There a Difference Between a Greek and an American?

3min

13.

Are the Phoenicians a Subset of Canaanites?

4min

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What Is the Essence of the Network?

2min

15.

Are We Missing a Lot of Steps?

3min

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The History of European Colonization in the Bay of Malaga

3min

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Is There a Phoenician Brand Identity in the Mediterranean?

3min

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Is There Any Evidence of Conflict?

2min

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What Is Orientalizing?

2min

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Phoenicians in the Making of the Mediterranean, What Would That Look Like?

4min

Despite their obvious importance to understanding the Iron Age and Classical Mediterranean, the Phoenicians remain something of an enigma. Professor Carolina Lopez-Ruiz is one of the world's leading experts on the Phoenicians, and she joins Patrick to talk about trade, migration, and what made the Phoenicians who they were.

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