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How did the Phoenicians Colonize the Mediterranean Sea?

Phoenicia was a thalassocracy that existed as early as 2500 BC and held territory throughout the Levant. The Phoenicians were not necessarily members of one united nation, but instead, made up a series of independent citystates such as Tyre and Byblos; though they nonetheless served as some type of unified front when it came to the colonization of the Mediterranean.


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Phoenician Secrets: Exploring the Ancient Mediterranean Paperback – Sanford Holst
Phoenicians: Lebanon's Epic Heritage Sanford Holst and Antoine Khoury Harb Ph.D.
Odyssey Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo
The Phoenicians and the West: Politics, Colonies and Trade Maria Eugenia Aubet
The encyclopedia of ancient history Roger S Bagnall Malden, MA : WileyBlackwell, 2012.
Phoenicia John Kenrick
The world of the Phoenicians; (History of civilization) Sabatino Moscat
History of Phoenicia Paperback George Rawlinson

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