Phoenician

The period and style of the Levantine coast (modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel) in the 1st millennium BCE. The Phoenicians colonized and traded widely throughout the Mediterranean and developed one of the earliest alphabets.

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Phoenician
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024