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> At least accordingly to myth And a lot of archaeological evidence! > Carthage was colonized from Tyre, which is today in Lebanon. It was founded by Phoeni
by KineticLensman 3y ago
> At least accordingly to myth
And a lot of archaeological evidence!
> Carthage was colonized from Tyre, which is today in Lebanon.
It was founded by Phoenicians [0], whose land today largely coincides with modern-day Lebanon, which as a self-governing state is a relatively modern construct (post WW1).
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia
- boringg 3y agoPhoenicians didn't call themselves phoenicians either.
- nolok 3y agoAnd then there are the Sea Peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples
- boringg 3y agoI feel like most believable group for the sea peoples were migrants who had to leave their lands because the food supply had collapsed. Wasn't it the salinity had increased in deserts or something similar to that?
- stork19 3y agoActually, a self-governing Lebanon existed in one form or another since at least the 16th century: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon_Emirate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon_Emirate