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Phoenicians
"Phoenicia (Phoenician:
,
Canaan or Kana'an, nonstandardly, Phenicia;
pronounced
/fɨˈnɪʃiə/,
Greek: Φοινίκη:
Phoiníkē,
Latin: Phœnicia)
what is now modern day Lebanon, was an ancient
civilization centered in the north of ancient
Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal
regions of modern day
Lebanon, extending to parts of
Israel,
Syria and
Palestine. Phoenician civilization was an
enterprising
maritime trading culture that spread across the
Mediterranean during the period 1550 BC to 300 BC."
Source:
Wikipedia
