Phoenicians, Cypriots and Euboeans in the Northern Aegean

Authors

  • Petya Ilieva Assist. Prof., Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26247/aura2.3

Abstract

This paper discusses the Phoenician presence in the Northern Aegean basin, as suggested by the ancient
Greek authors, in the light of new archaeological discoveries from the area. It examines the few Cypriot,
Phoenician and Phoenician-style objects, which were either imported or locally produced in the far north
of the Aegean during the late 8th - early 7th c. B.C. This paper views them as reverberations of the active
Phoenician commercial and manufacturing involvement in the southern Aegean. Moreover, an emphasis
is placed on the role that Cyprus possibly played as a link between Phoenicia and the Aegean. The nature
and volume of goods from the Eastern Mediterranean discovered in the Northern Aegean points towards
mixed cargo ships. It also indicates a Greek (Euboean)-Phoenician cooperation rather than a direct link
with the Levantine coast, although a small number of Phoenician craftsmen could have been resident in
the Northern Aegean. It is argued that it’s possible to outline different patterns of interaction between
Eastern Mediterranean people and Greeks (Euboeans) in the Thermaic Gulf and with local Thracians east
of river Strymon.

Author Biography

Petya Ilieva, Assist. Prof., Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Dr Petya Ilieva completed her PhD dissertation at the Department of Archaeology, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski" in 2005, followed by a second MA in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her research is focused on different aspects of the material culture and communication networks in the Northern Aegean from the LBA to the Late Archaic Period. She has carried out short research projects as Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford and the University of Geneve. Dr Ilieva is currently participating in several research projects in Northern Greece in cooperation with local archaeological services and international teams.

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