The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

The proto-Sinaitic script developed into the Phoenician alphabet, which, in turn, inspired the early Hebrew, Greek and Roman alphabets. However, a November 2024 discovery by researchers at Johns ...

Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found ...