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Their trade was principally by sea, and during periods of low wind their ships were laid up. They partly countered this by establishing trading ports in Spain, Sicily and Noth Africa. They subsequently faced opposition from the Greeks who established new city-states throughout the area to place their surplus populations, and these cities did not welcome competition from the Phoenicians.

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