The Phoenicians: Ancient Maritime Civilization

The Phoenicians were a highly influential and skilled ancient civilization that thrived in the eastern Mediterranean from 1500 to 300 BCE. They were renowned for their exceptional maritime skills, establishing a vast network of trade routes and colonies across the Mediterranean. Their contributions to the development of the alphabet, navigation, and commerce had a lasting impact on Western civilization.

Sources

[1] The British Museum
[2] The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[3] The Smithsonian Institution