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Phoenician ship at Sidon port
Map of the Mediterranean region showing ancient Phoenicia along the eastern coast, its colonies across North Africa, Spain, and islands such as Cyprus, Sardinia, and Sicily, as well as major Phoenician cities. Red arrows trace Phoenician trade routes connecting settlements from the Levant to the western Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. Areas of Phoenician settlement are shaded in green.
Sarcophagus of Ahiram
Phoenician necklace
Basalt relief stele of King Kilamuwa from Sam'al, Turkey, showing a robed figure beside lines of Phoenician script and an ornate symbol above the text.
Phoenician ship
Map of the Mediterranean region highlighting locations of Phoenician colonization, with major ancient settlements and colonies labeled along the coasts of present-day Spain, North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, and the Levant. The map also shows surrounding regions and bodies of water, including the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Atlantic Ocean.
The rise and fall of the Phoenician civilization
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Severus Alexander
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Ulpian
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Sanchuniathon
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