# Phoenicia — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenicia-whe-definition-discussion/16340>\
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**Created:** [March 19, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenicia-whe-definition-discussion/16340 "2018-03-19T07:57:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 7:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenicia-whe-definition-discussion/16340/1 "2018-03-19T07:57:15Z")

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Phoenicia was an ancient civilization composed of independent city-states located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea stretching through what is now Syria, Lebanon and northern Israel. The Phoenicians were a great maritime people, known for their mighty ships adorned with horses' heads in honor of their god of the sea, Yamm, the brother of Mot, the god of death.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/phoenicia/](https://www.worldhistory.org/phoenicia/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenicia-whe-definition-discussion/16340/2 "2026-07-30T18:48:48Z")

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