Hellenistic and Roman Phoenicia

The area called Phoinikè by the Greeks always had many contacts with the Hellenic cities and their culture. Nonetheless, after Alexander’s conquest, the Phoenician kingdoms underwent deep changes that need to be reassessed through new conceptual tools, such as the notion of middle ground, which puts the emphasis on asymmetrical processes of mutual compromises. The impact of the Roman dominion is in many aspects similar since it provides a global resonance to local micro-identities. Different specific issues are tackled: the conception and organization of territories, the question of continuity or rupture in institutional and cultural matters, the new hybrid religious landscapes, the balance between global and local dynamics, with the emergence of new agencies originally connected and based on shared values and horizons.