The Phoenicians Knew Something They Shouldn't Have

The show is now on Spotify! 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7GlXSYMoOpcw41YGRCpjJB?si=cc2e479ee34d4167 The Phoenicians had almost no land, no vast armies and no great empire. Yet they shaped the ancient world in ways that still affect us today. So what did they understand that everyone else missed? Join my Substack, where the ideas go further than YouTube lets me take them: https://michaelbutton.substack.com/ Follow the show on Spotify! 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/7GlXSYMoOpcw41YGRCpjJB?si=cc2e479ee34d4167 Let me know what you think in the comments, and thank you for watching!! Follow me on X: https://x.com/MichaelButtonX Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbuttonx/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia https://www.worldhistory.org/article/881/trade-in-the-phoenician-world/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Star_Lore_Of_All_Ages/Ursa_Minor#:~:text=Plutarch%20claims%20that,Cynosura%22%20(Ursa%20Minor). https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14796.png https://africame.factsanddetails.com/article/entry-222.html https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/phoenicians-carthage-rival-ancient-romans-maritime-power/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murex https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20231122-tyrian-purple-the-lost-ancient-pigment-that-was-more-valuable-than-gold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/why-were-roman-citizens-punished-for-wearing-purple.html https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/how-phoenicians-produced-tyrian-dye-from-snails.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_of_Wenamun https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1087/the-report-of-wenamun-text--commentary/ https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14421.png https://www.oerproject.com/OER-Materials/OER-Media/HTML-Articles/Origins/Unit3/Phoenicians-Masters-of-the-Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet https://www.remitly.com/blog/education/phoenician-alphabet/ https://www.historyhit.com/how-the-phoenician-alphabet-revolutionised-language/ https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691175270/in-search-of-the-phoenicians?srsltid=AfmBOorsHOI9L-QE5COQA0ROsa0MzHWSI47ZmpQDnRnj8lnHRkngA8tN