The name comes from the Greek word for the shellfish which produces the purple dye for which they were famous.
It's the name of a Phoenician woman from Greek mythology.
No, it was Phoenician.
They are an extinct civilization who spoke Phoenician, Greek and Punic
The temple is Roman built on Phoenician foundations.
Because the Greek alphabet was adapted from Phoenician, which began with Alef. (Nobody knows why the Phoenician alphabet begins with that letter).
Phoenician - 22 letters, no vowels; Greek 16 letters including vowels.
Vowels.
1)Egyptian 2)Semetic 3)Phoenician 4)Greek 5)Roman
The Greek alphabet was based on the Phoenician alphabet.
The Phoenician alphabet was the inspiration for the Greek alphabet.
The Phoenician Alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet is real, and formed the basis of the Greek and Roman alphabets, and today's European alphabets.