Example sentences for: phoenicians

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

  • Contact with the sophisticated Phoenicians introduced the Celt-Iberians to the concept of currency.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • As Greek colonial power grew weak from Athens-Sparta rivalry back home and pressure from Phoenicians in Sicily, the vacuum was filled by an uppity confederation of Latin and Sabine tribes living on seven hills known collectively as Rome.

  • Prehistoric man dotted the island with his mysterious cone-shaped nuraghi houses and watchtowers before it was colonized by Cretans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Romans.


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