Mesopotamia & LevantAsia

Phoenician city-states

c. 2500 – c. 64 BCE · about 2436 years approximate dates

Phoenicia was a group of Semitic-speaking seafaring city-states on the Levantine coast, including Tyre, Sidon and Byblos. Phoenicians spread an alphabet that became the ancestor of the Greek and Latin scripts, and founded colonies across the Mediterranean, including Carthage.

Key facts

Dates	c. 2500 – c. 64 BCE
Region	Mesopotamia & Levant
Continent	Asia
Capitals	Tyre, Sidon, Byblos (no single capital)
Religion(s)	Canaanite religion

Before & after

Followed by

Carthaginian Empire Roman Republic

Sources

Wikipedia – Phoenicia

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.