Phoenicia , 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 Mehr anzeigen

The people now known as Phoenicians were a group of ancient Semitic-speaking peoples that emerged in the Levant in at least the third millennium BC. Phoenicians did not refer themselves as "Phoenicians" but rather are thought to have broadly referred to … Mehr anzeigen

Since very little of the Phoenicians' writings have survived, much of what is known about their culture and society comes from accounts by contemporary civilizations or … Mehr anzeigen

Since little has survived of Phoenician records or literature, most of what is known about their origins and history comes from the … Mehr anzeigen

Trade
The Phoenicians served as intermediaries between the disparate civilizations that spanned the … Mehr anzeigen

The Phoenicians were not a nation in the political sense. However, they were organized into independent city-states that shared a common language and culture. The leading city … Mehr anzeigen

The religious practices and beliefs of Phoenicia were generally common to those of their neighbors in Canaan, which in turn shared characteristics common throughout the Mehr anzeigen