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The Phoenician Mediterranean

Tides of History

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Unstoppable Us by Yuval Noah Harari

The Phoenicians were one of the two great success stories of the Iron Age Mediterranean. By the 7th century BC ships laden with merchandise left behind the Phoenician cities, Sidon, Tyre, Biblos, and Arwad were the most famous. How did this incredible network, an unprecedented achievement, come into being? Those will be the driving questions behind today's episode.

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