The Vanished Legacy of the Phoenicians

Did you know the people who gave us the alphabet… have almost vanished from history?

They were the Phoenicians. Over 3,000 years ago, they ruled the seas of the Mediterranean.

From their cities Tyre, Sidon, Carthage — they built an empire

of trade and power. They spread purple dye so rare it was worth more than gold.

And they created the alphabet the ancestor of the letters we use today. But their enemies

feared them. Rome crushed Carthage, burned their cities, and tried to erase their name.

Today, only fragments remain broken ruins, forgotten ships, and words carved

in stone. The Phoenicians shaped our world… yet their story is almost lost.