Who Were the Phoenicians?

The Phoenicians were (and still) are widely regarded as some of the best seafarers of the ancient Mediterranean, sailing to and colonizing far off lands, and bringing trade to the civilizations they came across, but who were the Phoenicians and why did they set out to sea in the first place?
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[@Spursy1994]

KhAnubis. Just to correct, Bahrain was the capital of the Dilmun civilisation that started off around 2400 BC. the Island was inhabited during those times even before with the stone and bronze ages too. While by no means that means Bahrain was the origins of the Phoenicians, but I am just correcting some misinformation.

[@adityamohan1773]

But it was later noted that Bahrain was abandoned during the rise of Assyrians. This can be seen in the decreasing mentions of Dilmun in chronicles.

[@神の人-f2k]

Yeah and people like the Sumerians traded with them. There’s a primary account of a niece of a Sumerian merchant from the city of Nippur.

[@Nabonidus-m7x]

Yep, they mediated trade between Indus valley and Sumer.

[@Spursy1994]

aditya mohan decliné but not abandoned... Dilmun and the island of Bahrain was conquered many times by many different people. Also the decline of the Indus Valley civilization caused severely economic decline of trade and dilmun as it was along the route to mespotamia

[@adityamohan1773]

@@Spursy1994 guess we both came to know Dilmun thru History with Cy

[@dead-ishchannel6212]

Imagine the Dutch, but they actually were able to keep their colonies and holdings for more than a few years.

[@ladofthedamned7796]

The dutch, BUT EPIC 😎😎

[@joost2287]

First Last they were belgian

[@Newbmann]

The dutch But there colony in indonesia sorry CARTHAGE got wipped off the map. So the dutch but impacting a smaller population today.

[@AirBuddDwyer]

A decent though not exactly a perfect comparison considering there's no evidence that the Phoenicians ever used force or threat of force in any of their territorial acquisitions. They either occupied territory that was uninhabited at that point or established trading colonies on occupied lands with both the permission and cooperation of the endemic residents. Not of the city states even had militaries of any kind beyond small militias entirely for the purpose of domestic defense.

[@scythal]

@@Newbmann The Indonesians are basically like Carthage - they kinda have/had their own "colonies" (East Timor and West Guinea) and has always had a love/hate relationship with -Rome but in a tropical peninsula- Malaysia.

[@appleslover]

The Dutch of the middle East Or should I say, the Dutch are the Phoenicians of western Europe

[@eventhorizon2339]

That Dosnt Make Sense

[@woutijland4983]

Shut up

[@lopezfamily0911]

omg your profile

[@appleslover]

@@woutijland4983 stfu

[@computerinsurgent1204]

Lol! I am half Dutch and half Lebanese.

[@nico27]

Fun fact: The Third Punic war (Carthage vs Rome part 3) didn't officially end until 1985

[@nico27]

@@islamisthetruth3402 they finally signed a treaty (the mayor of Rome and the mayor of Carthage)

[@sunilkumarsingh166]

This was not fun.

[@eventhorizon2339]

Haha!! No

[@djordjerasic7482]

Wow wait what

[@nico27]

@Ivan The evil no

[@zulthyr1852]

The Phoenicians are people who created a merchant republic centered around the city of Venice in modern-day Italy which was built on a lagoon. Oh wait, that's the Venetians, not Phoenicians.

[@christopherellis2663]

There us no relationship between Ægyptian and Phœnician, which came from Mesopotamian abjads, or ELHM

[@sirBrouwer]

I wonder if there is a link. the Venetians where seen as a new version of the Phoenicians. (both sea going nations that where heavy on trade)

[@umarmars47]

HEYY you might be on to something!!

[@appleslover]

It's crazy how much the Mediterranean civilisations have shaped the world today: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Rome , Carthage and Greece

[@zubair-rp1ie]

learning about the ancient world and their civilisations is so fascinating to me

[@alfrredd]

don´t forget Spanish, Portuguese and French empires.

[@appleslover]

@@alfrredd those were a result of Rome

[@zubair-rp1ie]

@@alfrredd they were mighty too

[@appleslover]

@@zubair-rp1ie I guess their "Mightiness" came from easy conquests unlike Rome, Carthage or Mesopotamian kingdoms

[@Jenkowelten]

Now the Phoenicians can get down to business

[@PixTacoz]

I see your a man of culture

[@smaguy64]

*Bill Wurtz Reference XDDDDDDD*

[@Jenkowelten]

@@PixTacoz Thank you

[@Jenkowelten]

@@smaguy64 Glad you liked it

[@Jenkowelten]

@JohngamerYT Sorry but *Wurtz

[@thejumboshrimp]

Imagine Lebanon, but *S T R O N K E R*

[@comradeedwin1006]

Love your videos! Keep the great work up!

[@theredstonesword9293]

Thank you for making a video about my ancestors!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The Phoenicians, my favorite part of Spaceship Earth (or as some people like to call it, the giant Epcot golf ball). *Remember how easy it was to learn your ABC’s? Thank the Phoenicians, they invented them*

[@OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions]

Well they didn't, there are precursors but the Phoenicians were able to spread theirs.

[@dltdchanel]

You're welcome🇱🇧𐤀🌲🟣💜

[@tomstratis9359]

Wonderful, articulate, comprehensible voice that made this interesting & fascinating youtube video very enjoyable as well as clearly informative.

[@akeelhoteit6888]

Phoenician and proud 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

[@bot-us4qc]

Kbir

[@PixTacoz]

Nice Vid Hope you get 100k soon

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Alexander found Tyre as an island and, in the course of three years, turned it into a peninsula. By building a land bridge (aka causeway), worked on under the most hostile conditions. That's truly an incredible feat of wartime engineering.

[@germanyandfcbayern5791]

Altho it was an island, but it was connected by a bridge to land that is only 2 meter deep

[@Asenpopov]

I've probably watched 10 different youtube videos about every popular topic, like the Phoenicians, and i still keep coming, as if I'm expecting something new each time. here's a quote to make me sound smart: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."

[@sonicvenom8292]

Nice video

[@keitoucreations2727]

*"AND THE PHOENICIANS CAN GET DOWN TO BUSINESS~" -Bill Wurtz*

[@Miniman-hq1zn]

Here's the comment I was looking for

[@UltraWorlds]

Phoenician is really similar from Hebrew from what I can see from this video. For example, Ponnim (the Phoenician name for themselves) ends with -im, which is also the Hebrew plural suffix, and the native name for Carthage (qart-hadast) is really reminiscent of the Hebrew words Qirya Hadasha (which means new square).

[@atbing2425]

Yes, even though qiryat קרית (city/town) in Hebrew is archaic and not used, a lot of cities in Israel are named קרית something

[@jonahs92]

Phoenician and Hebrew are essentially the same language. Modern linguists agree that the Canaanite "languages" were no more distinct from each other than geographical dialects of Modern English. A Phoenician speaking to a Jew would've been like an Australian speaking to a Texan.

[@Random131_]

Well, most languages did in fact derive from the Phoenician language which is considered to be the first ever written language, most likely being derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs

[@Abilliph]

@@Random131_ most scripts evolved from the Phoenician script, not languages. Phoenician is an Afro Asiatics language. Hebrews and Phoenician are 2 dialects of the Canaanite languages. They are both from the same place.

[@Random131_]

@@Abilliph Oh my bad, I stand corrected 🙏

[@ayushsrivastava767]

Man i love your channel You basically do the same old video done so many times on KZbin but your research word is incredible You don't repeat the same stuff like many youtube channel do and give a great perspective and info And *KNOWLEDGE*🔥

[@austinpierce2866]

0:21 the Phoenicians made a colony so big it made its own colonies

[@jimmymcinerney1950]

Remember how easy it was to learn the alphabet? Thank the Phoenicians, they invited it.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Not the Latins?

[@redshadow4146]

@@moritamikamikara3879 no of course not

[@sandraswift3489]

Before Phoenicians were sumerians

[@stfudario]

would love to hear you talk about the tartessians! they're described as the first modern state in europe

[@mohdadeeb1829]

Did you intentionally made this video after the Beirut Explosion ?

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

We’re seafarers too, the East Sea belongs to us

[@PandoraKin564]

No it doesn't you pretending bum.

[@samleone2667]

First and you make good and intresting video's

[@medazizmhenni2249]

When will you do a video about carthage?

[@tobirates916]

Med Aziz Mhenni thinking the same thing.

[@janboreczek3045]

@KhAnubis Actually, this "o"-like letter (from which "o" actually evolved, BTW!) was not a glottal stop, as You pronounce it, but the " 'ain" sound, characteristic feature of semitic languages

[@ANTSEMUT1]

Wasn't Bahrain the location of the Dilmun culture as quoted by many Sumerian sources?

[@Spursy1994]

Yes, sadly we are always overlooked! You're correct Bahrain has been inhabited for much longer than the Dilmun civilisation too, which began around 2400 BC, and later entered into the Hellenized world with Alexander the Greats conquests into Persia, and Bahrain was known as Tylos. It later changed names into Awal while Bahrain referred to the whole western coast of the Arabian Gulf. and i think around the 1800s Bahrain referred to the modern islands of Bahrain.

[@tobirates916]

Maybe KhAnubis can do a video on Bahrain ancient civilization

[@StarSapphire93]

Thank the Phoenicians!

[@jeromemaiquez3108]

appreciate the reframing of alexander the conqueror ❤

[@ecurewitz]

The Phoenicians almost certainly originated in what is now Lebanon, as the Phoenician language is a Northwest Semitic language like Hebrew, spoken just next door, as well as referring to their language and ancestral homeland as variants of Canaan, which included Lebanon and Israel. So I'm pretty sure they came from Lebanon

[@terner1234]

Also, in hebrew, this area was referred to as "לבנון" "levanon" (lebanon) even in the tanakh

[@jonahs92]

Phoenician and Hebrew are essentially the same language. Modern linguists agree that the Canaanite "languages" were no more distinct from each other than geographical dialects of Modern English. A Phoenician speaking to a Jew would've been like an Australian speaking to a Texan.

[@plushtuber6460]

I am homeschooled and I found a link and it was to this video now I know what Phoenicians are!

[@alonk1060]

I like the Roman's But I like Carthage more

[@yellowrobloxian37-gaming50]

140th view. Love ur vids.

[@Flametree1492]

I watched another video the other day about Mediterranean maritime ancient history. That history glorified Greek and Roman seafaring skills with no mention of the Phoenicians or Carthaginians! I realized that this historian was being biased, I had always known about the Phoenicians and their descendants and their accomplishments. Thank you for your brief but informative historical video. People of color seem to be always omitted from the history books, glorifying Europeans as the "be all end all" of history! Would you be open on creating a video on the Greatest mariners of all time, the Polynesians?

[@Flametree1492]

@Yolo Swaggins I read some years back that the Carthaginians were great ship builders. They basically developed a put together kit, like a puzzle, parts! The Roman's stumbled on one of these shipments and copied how to mass produce warships. What historians fail to mention, Rome were not innovative, they used the talents of the people they conquered. Rome was built on the talents and backs of the million of slaves they captured.

[@Flametree1492]

@Yolo Swaggins Makes sense, good information. I love history, especially with the creation of the internet. Unknown and hidden facts are being divulged.

[@sirBrouwer]

Does the name of the city Venice and the Venetian people have any link to the Phoenicians? The names do sound somewhat similar and both were very much sea faring people

[@nickbenton3545]

Not really. The fact that the two names sound pretty similar and the peoples had things in common are coincidences. “Veneti” was a term for a Celtic people ultimately derived from proto indo European whereas “Phoenicia” probably comes from either ancient Egyptian or some Semitic root (maybe the Phoenician language itself) via Greek through a route that isn’t well understood.

[@nickimontie]

What is the relationship between phoinix and Phoenix, the mythological creature, if any? Just curious.

[@atbing2425]

It comes from purple, like Phoenician

[@redshadow4146]

Some Phoenician families secretly worshiped the Phoenix

[@Blitz-xs9bp]

The Phoenix basically stands for Death and Regeneration. Phoinix comes from the purple like he said. It's basically the same word but not at the same time all you have todo is replace 1 letter and it is the same word. Languages as we know it all came from Phoenicia. People need to study etymology more they are deaf to the real defintions. Deaf Phoenician = Definition

[@TheKingReto]

I'm glad that I had to wait less than 30 seconds for the mandatory bill wurtz joke

[@samgeorge9428]

What was the purpose of referring to ALEXANDER THE GREAT as ALEXANDER THE CONQUEROR?

[@sho3003]

The phonecians make a colony so big it makes colonies

[@furn6341]

Phoenicians are the greatest civilization ever to exist.

[@inidbil7277]

Ancient Egyptians " am I a joke to you "

[@RFmath_]

The Ancient Thebians in Greece claimed to have a Phoenician origin too

[@scythal]

+The Phoenicians are people who love getting down to business.

[@JBloise]

Now the Phoenicians can get down to business 🎶

[@Boretheory]

Me an Italian that has been forced to learn all the European Hystory : why I'm watching this?

[@NubiansNapata]

@スパイダーマン Levant

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

MAKE A VIDEO ON CARTHAGE PLEASE

[@muskyoxes]

If you invent purple, you don't have to do anything else.

[@rathersane]

Well, maybe add in a phonetic alphabet...

[@tianangaia7019]

They didn’t invent it, it was already there. They discovered it 😂🤦‍♀️

[@matthewsebaaly8484]

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[@Zzsillykitty_Vi]

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[@amcalabrese1]

The salting of Carthage was a myth. The area around Carthage was the breadbasket of the western Roman empire. Why salt valuable grain land?

[@frankwilliamk3769]

also salt cost allot back then

[@robezy0]

They were the ones to get down to business

[@jettokiclan9632]

Alexander earned his title The Great despite anyone’s feelings or political correctness.

[@mohdadeeb1829]

Totally Unrelated Why do you like Germany so much ?

[@thejumboshrimp]

He lives there.

[@markb1170]

He‘s a resident here.

[@1Kent]

Like Kudzu humans are an invasive species, worked out for me.

[@Chris-zi9hf]

Before watching the video, if it doesn't end with "Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" I will be disappointed.

[@Dave_Sisson]

carthago delenda est

[@mojewjewjew4420]

@@Dave_Sisson #CarthageDeservedIt

[@ahyan14]

The Phoenicians can get down to business

[@MythologywithMike]

Hmm as a Biblical history nerd it's a bit embarrassing to admit I didn't know the Phoenicians and the Canaanites were the same people Also if you're thinking of doing videos on writing systems maybe consider talking about Norse runes. They're interesting because despite having a functioning writing system the Norse never wrote down any of their religious stories (much to mine and other's displeasure)

[@Dave_Sisson]

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[@AndrewFullerton]

A minor caveat is that, since "Phoenecian" is an exonym referring specifically to seafaring traders, the region of "Phoenicia" only really applies to the coastal region of Canaan so it's probably best to not use them completely interchangeably. You're right, though, it's fascinating how easy it is to overlook!

[@ivo2829]

Why am I watching this?

[@hamzathebeastgaming3339]

Idk either bro

[@RexoryByzaboo]

Colonizing before it was popular.

[@degamegang8262]

Just think about a what if scenario where carthage defeated Rome and started an colonial empire sure it would not be as big as rome but stil it would take lands that would be very rich like egypt and use those resources to trade it with other powers

[@terner1234]

Your pronounciation of "כנען" "kna'an" is horrible. Other than that, great video

[@theredstonesword9293]

He pronounced he actually rather well, don't forget modern Hebrew pronunciations are different from Paleo-Hebrew pronunciations which is basically Phoenician.

[@terner1234]

@@theredstonesword9293 and do we know how phonetician was spoken? לא נראה לי

[@theredstonesword9293]

@@terner1234 we have many inscriptions from Carthage and Phoenecia in their ancient alphabet (abjad).

[@terner1234]

@@theredstonesword9293 and, does he pronounce it correctly according to the inscriptions?

[@theredstonesword9293]

@@terner1234 I said "rather well"; not "perfect".

[@andreilin113]

Phoenicians got a lot of land. Guess you could say they were... Thicc

[@clydie]

idk

[@mysterious7215]

8 the comment Beautiful video

[@suppleleaves]

Great, now I have another civilization I’m sad is gone

[@klavsmackeprang902]

the vikngs were phoenicians too the tribe of Dan

[@AvrahamYairStern]

13 Dido's disliked this video.

[@tianangaia7019]

Polynesians?

[@izuhayamao7454]

Carthago delenda est

[@dltdchanel]

Lebanese Phoenician & Proud🇱🇧𐤀💜🌲🟣🧪⚛📖📗📚

[@EasternRomeOrthodoxy]

Listen, you're repeating the same old historical mistake. The Cartaginians were NOT a Phoenician (=Canaanite) colony. They were only partners with the phoenicians. Phoenicians settled only in the Levant. Josephus made it clear that the northern African colonies originated in Epher son of Midian son of Abraham from his wife Keturah who were originally from north western part of Arabia!

[@generalofwar6]

B.S Carthage was CREATED by Phoenicians and WAS UNDER Phoenician authority

[@EasternRomeOrthodoxy]

@@generalofwar6 BS, you don't understand anything. The Phoenicians came there later and created the trade station there but the original Cartage and population were the Afar, the Semitic Midianite descendents of Abraham, who settled them there, according to Josephus, which explains the dominant haplogroup J1e in that srea

[@ПропалиЂакон]

They vere Serbs. Phenician Venets Venecians, Viena.. itd are not people. it was trade status in ancient time.

[@stevenaguilera9202]

This Tyrian Purple is used on the flag of PHOENIX, Arizona where most of the Bible took place. I suggest you look at Biblical America research.

[@shagituz]

The great conquer

[@santiagomerchan9605]

It's so sad that the Phoenician language is dead nowadays

[@bssb8537]

It is actually still readable by archeologists and historians so it isn't 100% dead

[@jonahs92]

It's not really dead. Phoenician and Hebrew are essentially the same language. Modern linguists agree that the Canaanite "languages" were no more distinct from each other than geographical dialects of Modern English. A Phoenician speaking to a Jew would've been like an Australian speaking to a Texan.

[@bengerm77]

History of Latin alphabet please!

[@sophiastuff5858]

ill brb

[@anthonyoctaviano9055]

Maybe try reading the Bible at least once... then you'd be able to tell that the Phoenicians were even able to reach as far a country as the Philippines in the Far East.

[@petercroves8562]

The Phoenicians were descended from Ham, son of Noah

[@terner1234]

And in case some english speakers think his name is related to a certain typeof meat: It's "חם" "kham" (the hebrew "ח"). His name means "hot"

[@terner1234]

@Wet Mustard oh shut up. Don't laugh at people with other beliefs than yours

[@devinlin89]

3 views lol

[@devinlin89]

22 secs ago boiz

[@Craft_world_981]

Are they Caucasians or not.

[@xa1310]

Semitic

[@leighharveycabatic8791]

Second!

[@subspls-ym4ej]

35th view

[@mysterious7215]

3 views

[@grimshark274]

Early gang

[@TheTablePaper]

The salting the city thing about Carthage is a myth. Do your homework before making these videos. How do you miss a basic fact like that?