Oxford Journal of Archaeology · 2006 · 56 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesArchaeologyClassicsAncient GreekAncient HistoryGreek HistoryAncient CivilizationsAncient GreeceClassical GreeceGreek ArchaeologyGreek ColonizationTrade ArchaeologyAncient Greek TradeCarthage RivalryEuboean GreekPhoenician ArchaeologyPhoenician CivilizationPhoenician ColonizationPhoenician HistoryTrade Wars
Summary. There is growing archaeological evidence that Greeks and Phoenicians cooperated, or at least were not serious rivals in early days of exploration of the western Mediterranean, before the sixth‐century trade wars, even to the point of settling side‐by‐side. The geographical, textual and material evidence for Greek presence close to, and at Carthage in early days is here reviewed.