To put this rather concisely: * For inventing the alphabet which would be adopted by the greeks and therefore variations of it is used by a huge portion of the world. read more
Phoenicians were also known for the purple dye that were extracted from murex shells. The Purple dye also known as Tyrian purple (due to the fact Tyre was a major producer of it) was expensive and resistant to fading making it well sought after commodity starting as early as the late Bronze Age. read more
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. The island city of Tyre and the city of Sidon were the most powerful states in Phoenicia with Gebal/Byblos and Baalbek as the most important spiritual/religious centers. read more