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Phoenicia is an ancient civilization that was located in the eastern Mediterranean region. It was a major commercial power in the ancient world and is known for its seafaring prowess, its trade networks, and its contributions to the development of the alphabet. The Phoenicians were a Semitic people that are believed to have originated in the area that is now Lebanon. They were a powerful maritime and trading nation that had established colonies as far away as North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. The Phoenician civilization flourished from around 1100 BC to around 539 BC when it was conquered by the Persians. The Phoenicians were famous for their purple dye, which was made from the murex shell, and for their cedar wood which was used for shipbuilding. They also developed a phonetic alphabet, which was adopted by many civilizations, including the Greeks and the Romans.
“Phoenician Letters”: Greeks on Where Writing Game From – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE
Photios, Lexikon s.v. Φοινικήια γράμματα Ν. “The Lydians and Ionans [report] that letters came from Phoinix the son of Agênor who invented them. But the Cretans report differently that they were developed from writing on the leaves of palm trees [phoinikes]. Skamôn, in the second book of his Inventions, says that they were named for…
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit... This week we're taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was on the relationship of these colonies with both the locals and their…
Ancient History Podcast: Phoenicians Among Others
In the very first episode of the Ancient History podcast we talk to Denise Demetriou about her new book Phoenicians Among Others (Oxford, 2023), which discusses the Phoenician immigrants who moved throughout the Mediterranean and how they adapted to and influenced their host communities.
Ancient History Podcast - Thoughts and Feelings?
By Owain Williams Earlier this month, we released the fifth episode of the Ancient History Podcast! This has been something that I have been thinking about since I first joined Karwansaray Publishers back in 2022, so this is quite a milestone for me. So far we have had: Phoenicians Among Others with Denise Demetriou A