Phoenicians we explore the phoenician civilization, and describe its religion and society. It was spread by phoenician merchants across the mediterranean world, where it evolved and was assimilated by many. Phoenician inscriptions are found in lebanon, syria, israel, cyprus and other locations, as late as the early centuries of the christian era.
The phoenicians are credited with spreading the. Each phoenician city was independent: He rose to power in 858 bc and began a series of campaigns against neighboring states.
Although he did not invade phoenicia and maintained good relations with the phoenician. While carthage was not in the phoenician homeland, it carried on the phoenician legacy of seafaring and trade, and had its roots in phoenician culture and politics. Phoenician became one of the most widely used writing systems. Phoenician exports included cedar and pine wood, fine linen from tyre, byblos, and berytos, cloths dyed with the famous tyrian purple (made from the snail murex),.
The inhabitants spoke different dialects and each city had its own pantheon, institutions, and an autonomous international policy. They developed an expansive maritime trade network that lasted over a millennium, becoming the dominant commercial power for much of classical antiquity. The island city of tyre and the city of sidon were the most powerful states in phoenicia with gebal/byblos and baalbek as the most important spiritual/religious centers. In addition, we discuss its characteristics and cultural traits.