# Phoenician Colonization — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [April 14, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenician-colonization-whe-definition-discussion/460 "2016-04-14T08:53:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenician-colonization-whe-definition-discussion/460/1 "2016-04-14T08:53:59Z")

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The prosperity of Phoenician cities such as Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos was based on trade, and it was the search for new commodities and new markets which resulted in the Phoenicians branching out from the narrow coastal strip of the Levant and colonizing territories throughout the ancient Mediterranean from the 10th century BCE.

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

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/phoenician-colonization-whe-definition-discussion/460/2 "2026-07-28T17:13:12Z")

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