Fall of the Phoenician Empire
Despite a policy of usually submitting and paying tribute to foreign conquerors, the
Phoenicians fought and lost many battles. Many of these battles were against
strong Assyrian and Roman fleets that also had many troops invade and besiege
Phoenician cities and colonies. Alexander the Great went on to individually
eliminate everything belonging to the Phoenicians, who lost their identity
because their colonies became Greek. One of the largest cities, Carthage, which
had defended against Greek attacks for centuries, eventually fell around 146 B.C.
The Phoenician Empire achieved many great things during their time; they sailed
places no one else could in all of Mesopotamia, created an alphabet, and
prolonged their existence by either avoiding conflict or winning battles against
invaders. But, like all great civilizations, theirs, in turn, came to an end.
Phoenicians fought and lost many battles. Many of these battles were against
strong Assyrian and Roman fleets that also had many troops invade and besiege
Phoenician cities and colonies. Alexander the Great went on to individually
eliminate everything belonging to the Phoenicians, who lost their identity
because their colonies became Greek. One of the largest cities, Carthage, which
had defended against Greek attacks for centuries, eventually fell around 146 B.C.
The Phoenician Empire achieved many great things during their time; they sailed
places no one else could in all of Mesopotamia, created an alphabet, and
prolonged their existence by either avoiding conflict or winning battles against
invaders. But, like all great civilizations, theirs, in turn, came to an end.