Example sentences for: phoenicians

How can you use “phoenicians” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Phoenicians ventured across the Mediterranean from present-day Lebanon, reaching Spain by about 1100 b.c.

  • Along the way is Mértola, an ancient white-washed town founded by the Phoenicians, built up by the Romans, and later seized by the Moors.

  • They called this people Phoenicians (from Greek Phoinikes , `Red Ones' or `Crimson Men') on account of their sunburned skin.

  • Nothing has had a greater impact on the Costa Blanca than foreign invasion: Iberians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths, and Moors had moulded Spain’s Mediterranean shores centuries before international tourism gained a foothold.

  • The ancient city of Cádiz, sitting at the end of a very narrow peninsula of land that runs parallel to the coast, was founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 b.c. and is considered to be Spain’s oldest town.


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