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Phoenicia ( / fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə / ), [4] or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. [5] [6] The territory of the Phoenicians expanded and contracted throughout history, with the core of their ...
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History of Phoenicia. Phoenicia was an ancient...
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Phoenicia may also refer to: . Historical places. Phoenice...
- History of Phoenicia
Phoenicia was a civilization to the north of Canaan. [1] that existed from 1200 to 900 BC. People from Phoenicia had their own language, Phoenician, which is the origin of most of the world's alphabets. [2] Phoenicians set up colonies in the Mediterranean region and beyond. [3] Carthage was one of them. [3]
Phoenician ( / fəˈniːʃən / fə-NEE-shən; Phoenician śpt knʿn lit. 'language of Canaan' [2]) is an extinct Canaanite Semitic language originally spoken in the region surrounding the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
Names. (a) The Greek name Phoinike ( Phoinix) is first mentioned by Homer, and is subsequently well attested in the writings of Greek historians who consistently refer it to the eastern Mediterranean coast; in Homer, Phoenician is synonymous with Sidonian. Though the exact extent of the region called Phoenicia cannot be determined, the name is ...
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Phoenicia , Ancient region, Middle East. Corresponding to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of Syria and Israel, its chief cities were Sidon, Tyre , and Berot (modern Beirut ). The Phoenicians were notable merchants, traders, and colonizers ( see Carthage ) of the Mediterranean region in the 1st millennium bc .
The Phoenician city-states frequently rebelled against their Babylonian overlords, which resulted in almost yearly campaigns to repress the revolts. In 586 BC, fresh from the destruction of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar and his army laid siege to Tyre, which had revolted. After an incredible 13 years of siege, the city finally capitulated.
