Phoenician colonies Colonies in antiquity

the phoenicians major trading power in mediterranean in part of first millennium bc. had trading contacts in egypt , greece, , established colonies far west modern spain, @ gadir (modern cádiz).

from gadir phoenicians controlled access atlantic ocean , trade routes britain. famous , successful of phoenician colonies founded settlers tyre in 814–813 bc , called kart-hadasht (qart-ḥadašt, literally new town , known history carthage. carthaginians later founded own colony in southeast of spain, carthago nova, conquered enemy, rome.

according maría eugenia aubet, professor of archaeology @ pompeu fabra university, barcelona: earliest presence of phoenician material in west documented within precinct of ancient city of huelva, spain... high proportion of phoenician pottery among new material found in 1997 in plaza de las monjas in huelva argues in favor of regular presence of phoenician people start of 9th century bc. recent radiocarbon dates earliest levels in carthage situate founding of tyrian colony in years 835–800 cal bc, coincides dates handed down flavius josephus , timeus founding of city.