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The Island of Mozia: Ancient Phoenicians and Greeks in Sicily

The Phoenicians, a loose confederation of cities, largely controlled Mediterranean trade for some 2,000 years. From their major settlements on the coast of what is now Lebanon, they started the spread of grape growing and wine making that was first practiced in Georgia in the Caucasus region. Here is a Phoenician representation of an amphora: […]

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