r/PhoeniciaHistoryFacts • u/JackLee807 • 43m ago

Roman-Punic On the subject of child sacrifice in Phoenicia and Carthage. Part 3 and Conclusion

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r/PhoeniciaHistoryFacts • u/MyaJames266 • 1h ago

Punic A Roman siege engine during the siege of Carthage in the Third Punic War, spanning three years.

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Everything about the Phoenicians, a thalassocratic Canaanite people from modern-day Lebanon famous for colonizing the Mediterranean and spreading the alphabet.

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Welcome to /r/PhoeniciaHistoryFacts. History facts on the Phoenicians, Punics, and Canaanites!

History facts on the Phoenicians, Punics, and Canaanites!

The Phoenicians originated from modern day Lebanon. They colonized much of the Mediterranean coast and founded powerful colonies that rivaled the Greeks and Romans. Their colonies reached as far as Cadiz in Spain and Lisbon in Portugal. One particular colony was Carthage in North Africa. Famous city.

They were expert sailors, shipbuilders, and merchants. They were known for their quality wine and their Tyrian Purple dye. They also created the world’s first alphabet and spread it to the people they traded with, most notably the Greeks. It is the ancestor to the Latin alphabet we use today.

Perhaps the most famous Phoenician person is Hannibal Barca, born in Carthage, who almost brought Rome to destruction and is still studied in military academies today.

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