Phoenician history

Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic-speaking thalassocratic civilization that originated in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon. At its height between 1100 and 200 BC, Phoenician civilization spread across the Mediterranean, from Cyprus to the Iberian Peninsula, and Africa (Canary Islands). The Phoenicians came to prominence following the collapse of most major cultures during the Late Bronze Age.

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