Where were the ancient Phoenicians located?

According to ancient classical authors, the Phoenicians were a people who occupied the coast of the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). Their major cities were Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, and Arwad.

Where were most Phoenicians colonies located?

Spreading westward, the Phoenicians founded colonies on Cyprus and in the region of the Aegean Sea (including the coast of Turkey); on the islands of Malta, Sardinia, Sicily and the Balearic archipelago; and in North Africa, Spain and Portugal (as well as other locations in the Mediterranean).

Who were the Phoenicians and where did they live?

The Phoenicians were a people who lived in what is now Lebanon. They became important around 1500 BC and remained important for hundreds of years, until at least 900 BC. This group of people had many impacts on us today. The most important of these is that we have gotten our alphabet from them.

Where is the Phoenician city?

Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel.

Where did the Phoenicians settle in North Africa?

Utica, on the Tunisian coast of North Africa, was reputedly founded in 1178 BC, and by 1100 BC the Phoenician city of Tyre supposedly had a Spanish colony at Gadir (Cadiz). Although intriguing, these historical traditions are unsupported by evidence. Excavations confirm that the Phoenicians settled in southern Spain after 800 BC.

What did the people of ancient Phoenicia call themselves?

The land was natively known as ?? (Pūt) and its people as the ???? (Pōnnim). In the Amarna letters of the 14th century BC, people from the region called themselves Kenaani or Kinaani, equivalent to Canaanite.

Where did the Phoenicians go in search of tin?

Sea traders from Phoenicia and Carthage (a Phoenician colony traditionally founded in 814 B.C.) even ventured beyond the Strait of Gibraltar as far as Britain in search of tin.

When did the Phoenicians first become urban centers?

With the exception of Byblos, which had been a flourishing center from at least the third millennium B.C., the Phoenician cities first emerged as urban entities around 1500 B.C. As Egyptian and Near Eastern documents record, the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600–1200 B.C.) was a time of economic prosperity for these trading centers.