Phoenician

Ancient civilization from the eastern Mediterranean.

Phoenicians Canaanites

An ancient civilization that flourished along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly in present-day Lebanon, from around 1500 to 300 BCE. Known for their seafaring skills, trade networks, and the development of one of the earliest known alphabetic writing systems.

Derived from Greek Phoiníkios, meaning 'red' or 'purple,' possibly referring to the dye produced in Phoenicia.

Phoenicians were ancient sailors and traders from the Mediterranean who created an alphabet that many languages, like English, use today.

Phoenicians were renowned shipbuilders and navigators
Their alphabet was adopted by the Greeks, who adapted it to write their own language
They established trading colonies throughout the Mediterranean, including Carthage

What were Phoenicians? They were an ancient civilization from the eastern Mediterranean, known for their seafaring and trade
Where did Phoenicians live? They primarily inhabited a coastal region in modern-day Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
What did Phoenicians invent? They developed an alphabet that influenced many writing systems

ancient civilization Bronze Age culture

Carthaginian Tyrian

Mediterranean civilizations

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