This people's cities were ruled by two judges called suffetes. Philo of Byblos translated the works of the possibly mythical Sanchuniathon, who detailed the mythology of this civilization. One city founded by this civilizatio
This people's cities were ruled by two judges called suffetes. Philo of Byblos translated the works of the possibly mythical Sanchuniathon, who detailed the mythology of this civilization. One city founded by this civilization sent Hanno the Navigator to explore the west coast of Africa. They gained their name from a purple dye that their seafaring merchants were known for trading. This civilization founded the cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Carthage. For 10 points, name this ancient Mediterranean civilization, which developed an alphabet that influenced the Greek one.
This people's cities were ruled by two judges called suffetes.
Phoenicia [or the Phoenicians; or Carthage, Tyre, or Sidon before read, since clues apply to those cities by extension]