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Phoenicians

The Phoenician Experience

in Phoenicia and Lebanon

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Phoenician ship.

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300,000 people now visit us each year to discover more about the Phoenicians who sailed from Lebanon into the pages of history.

It is true that the Phoenicians were the great sea-traders of the ancient Mediterranean, famous for their cedar ships, the alphabet, purple cloth, cities in Lebanon, Carthage, and Hannibal. Here you see additional details and images that explore all those things. 

Yet the Phoenicians were also much more than that, creating a strong and unique society, and interacting with the other great societies of antiquity such as Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia and many others. This part of their life is just now coming into view through scholarly research and archaeology. The latest information available anywhere on the Internet is found here in a series of academic papers which are fully annotated with sources.

The book Phoenicians: Lebanon's Epic Heritage by Sanford Holst is the source of most of the general information shown here. There is much more content in the book, and it is completely understandable to members of the public. The book was also the starting point for the research papers, which delineate more rigorous details and source materials. For academic work, the book and the research papers should be read together to arrive at a more thorough view of Phoenician society and its history.

Academic Papers & Research

     Academic Overview

Provides the background and common 

thread that runs through all the papers

     Origin of Phoenicians

From a paper presented at

Queen Mary College in London

     The Minoans

From a paper presented at

California State University, Long Beach

     Sea Peoples                 

From a paper presented at

Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

     Punic Wars and Peace

From a paper presented at

Marquette University in Milwaukee

General Interest History

     Phoenician Alphabet     

     Ancient Ships and Sea Trade   

     Carthage and Hannibal

     Solomon's Temple           *****NEW*****

     Phoenicians Images        *****NEW*****

     Phoenicia....Greece and Rome

     Egypt, Pyramids & Cedar   

     Cedars of Lebanon

     Phoenician Colonies

     Byblos, Sidon and Tyre

     Beirut & Other Cities

     Lebanon Images

     Author

Phoenician Legends & Mythology

These are the immortal legends involving the Phoenician people, passed down from generation to generation among themselves and other ancient societies.  They tell of epic love, great men and noble women.

     Adonis                 

     Aphrodite             

     Isis and Osiris

     Europa                  

     Elissa                    

The journey begins here.  Regardless of how much you already know about the Phoenicians, you will almost certainly find something new.-

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Special Announcement:

The BBC will be broadcasting a documentary on the Phoenicians as part of a series titled "Ancient Worlds."

During the program Sanford Holst gives insights to the latest discoveries about the Phoenicians.

See details here:

BBC

Program