Im sure that many members of this group would be interested in this talk on Maltas Phoenician/Punic period by a first-class speaker. To reserve a place, please email [email protected] or phone 99820159. Occurring between the two “gigantic” phases of Prehistoric and Roman Malta, the Phoenician-Punic period of the Maltese islands is often overshadowed by them. Despite the fact that there are only few surviving architectural remains from the Phoenician-Punic period of the Maltese archipelago (circa 700 BC to 218 BC), the period is in fact very rich culturally. It is important to remember that writing was introduced to these islands with the arrival of the Phoenicians which means that besides interesting small finds, many inscriptions have been retrieved from multiple Phoenician-Punic sites in Malta and Gozo. Professor Anthony J. Frendo, former head of the Department of Oriental Studies as well as that of Classics and Archaeology at the University of Malta, who also specializes in North-West Semitic Inscriptions (especially Phoenician-Punic), will make this shadowy period come alive with his talk about the art, architecture, culture and trade of this community that placed Malta at the centre of the Mediterranean trading routes in the first millennium BC. To reserve a place at this interesting lecture, please email [email protected] or phone 99820159 Date: Tuesday 18th March 2014, 6.30pm (eve of a public holiday), Venue: Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard, Participants are requested to be seated by 6.15pm A 5Euro donation towards FAA’s art restoration projects is kindly solicited. Refreshments will be served after the talk.
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