Collection of facts about the Phoenicians

This post is a collection of facts about the Phoenicians (c. 2500 - 64 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Originally based on Levant coast
• Succeeded Canaanites
• Maritime trade network and city-states in Mediterranean Sea
• Network included Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Carthage, Cyprus, Iberian Peninsula, Tyre, Sidon and Byblos
• Decline due to Neo-Assyrian and Achaemenid conquests
• World's oldest verified alphabet
• Influenced Syriac script, Arabic script and Greek alphabet