About the book: 1982 / The book by an orientalist from the GDR is dedicated to the ancient history and culture of the peoples who once lived on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Strictly adhering to the facts obtained by modern science and following its conclusions, the author talks about the ancient Phoenician sailors, their predecessors and successors, the cities, life, culture, ideology, art of the inhabitants of ancient Lebanon, their colonization of North Africa and the creation of trading outposts in Western Africa. Europe, the presentation was brought up to the first centuries of our era. Due to the disgusting quality of the source file, some of the illustrations could not be reproduced. The book will be corrected when better material becomes available. — Digitizer's note.