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The present paper aims to discuss the role of temples and sanctuaries in the formation — both physical and ideological — of the (Phoenician) city. In pursuit of this objective, three case studies will be considered: the temples of Melqart in Tyre and in Cadiz, on which the classical literary sources offer some food for thought, and the tophet, which is undoubtedly one of the most debated (typology of) cult places of the Phoenician (western) culture. These examples will provide an opportunity to reflect on some of the dynamics that drove the place-making process in the configuration of certain urban spaces.
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