PHOENICIANSPHOENICIANS

THE PURPLE EMPIRETHE PURPLE EMPIRETHE GREATEST TRADERS OF THE GREATEST TRADERS OF

THE ANCIENT WORLDTHE ANCIENT WORLD

PHOENICIANSPHOENICIANS

PHOENICAN CAPITAL TYREPHOENICAN CAPITAL TYRE

ISLAND CITYISLAND CITYSECOND MAJOR CITYSECOND MAJOR CITY

CARTHAGECARTHAGE

PHOENICIAN GODSPHOENICIAN GODS

• AL----------------------CREATORAL----------------------CREATOR• BAAL-----------------HIGH GOD OF BAAL-----------------HIGH GOD OF

TYRETYRE• ASTARTE-----------GODDESS OF LOVEASTARTE-----------GODDESS OF LOVE AND WARAND WARMELCHERT----------GOD OF CARTHAGEMELCHERT----------GOD OF CARTHAGE

PHOENICIAN PHOENICIAN CONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTIONS

• CREATION OF PURPLE DYECREATION OF PURPLE DYE• TRADE ROUTESTRADE ROUTES• MONEY TRADINGMONEY TRADING• PHOENICIAN ALPHABET AND PHOENICIAN ALPHABET AND

GREEK ALPHABET MAKE OURSGREEK ALPHABET MAKE OURS