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Phoenicia - Wikipedia Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic group of people who lived in the Phoenician city-states along a coastal strip in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon and the Syrian coast [5] They developed a maritime civilization which expanded and contracted throughout history, with the core of their culture stretching from Arwad to Mount Carmel [6] The Phoenicians
Phoenician history - Wikipedia The Phoenicians came to prominence following the collapse of most major cultures during the Late Bronze Age They developed an expansive maritime trade network that lasted over a millennium, becoming the dominant commercial power for much of classical antiquity
Phoenicia | Definition, Location, History, Religion, Language . . . Its location along major trade routes led its inhabitants, called Phoenicians, to become notable merchants, traders, and colonizers in the 1st millennium bce The chief cities of Phoenicia (excluding colonies) included Byblos, Sidon, Tyre, and Berot (modern Beirut)
Who Were the Phoenicians? - Biblical Archaeology Society “Phoenicians” was the name given to this people by the Greeks, but the Phoenicians continued to refer to themselves as Canaanites or by the names of their principal cities
Phoenicia - World History Encyclopedia The Phoenicians were a great maritime people, known for their mighty ships adorned with horses' heads in honor of their god of the sea, Yamm, the brother of Mot, the god of death
Phoenician | Definition, History, Alphabet, Facts | Britannica Phoenician, person who inhabited one of the city-states of ancient Phoenicia, such as Byblos, Sidon, Tyre, or Beirut, or one of their colonies Located along eastern Mediterranean trade routes, the Phoenician city-states produced notable merchants, traders, and colonizers
The Rise of the Phoenicians: Masters of the Sea The Phoenicians, an ancient maritime civilization based in the Levant, emerged as master navigators and traders, significantly influencing the ancient world Their seafaring skills, extensive trade networks, and revolutionary alphabet had a lasting impact on global history
Phoenicians - Phoenicians in Phoenicia On this website you will see clear evidence of Phoenician involvement in many intriguing events before, during and after 1200 BC The content of this website is drawn from the research of historian Sanford Holst
Phoenicians: The First Rulers of the Mediterranean The Phoenicians were a Semitic people who originated in the Levant region, descendants from the Canaanite cultures that had existed there since at least 2000 BC Their language, known as Phoenician, was closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic Their major cities were Tyre, Byblos, and Sidon