The names Phoenicia and Phoenician come from the Greek phoinikē and phoinikias, respectively. These terms were used by the Greeks to designate the coastal strip on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and its hinterland, and the...

The first seagoing vessels were developed by the Egyptians, followed by other peoples living on the Mediterranean Sea. These peoples developed seagoing vessels when they decided to venture out onto the seas in order to trade, conquer other lands, find...

With regard to the mlk-sacrifice, both the definition of the word mlk and the nature of the actual sacrifice are still under debate. There was an underworld deity named M-l-k (variously vocalized) in many Mesopotamian and Syro-Palestinian god lists and...

One of a people of ancient Phoenicia. They were merchants, traders, and colonizers who probably arrived from the Persian Gulf &circa; 3000 &BC;. By the 2nd millennium &BC; they had colonies in the Levant, North Africa, Anatolia, and Cyprus. They traded...

Ancient region, Middle East. Corresponding to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of Syria and Israel, its chief cities were Sidon, Tyre, and Berot (modern Beirut). The Phoenicians were notable merchants, traders, and colonizers (&see; Carthage) of...

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