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The Phoenicians were a Semitic people who settled in the current territory of Lebanon, between 1200 BC. C. and 539 BC approximately . They are considered the founders of maritime trade . These inhabited the eastern coast of the Mediterranean , especially the area currently occupied by Lebanon. This is a mountainous and wooded territory , with a narrow strip of land between the mountains and … Read more
The battle of Thermopylae was a warlike confrontation that took place in early September 480 BC. C. in the gorge of Thermopylae , current territory of the Hellenic Republic of Greece. This battle comprises the second of the medical wars , during which two great forces faced each other: Persian army: composed of about 250,000 men and led by the Achaemenid emperor Xerxes I. Greek … Read more
The Battle of Marathon was a warlike confrontation that took place on August 12, 490 BC. C. in the beaches and plain of Marathon , region of Ática, present territory of the Hellenic Republic of Greece. This battle was the first of the medical wars , during which the following sides fought: Persian Army: composed of 25,000 men sent by the Achaemenid Emperor Darius I. … Read more
The battle of Salamina was a naval confrontation that took place on September 20, 480 BC. C. in the Saronic Gulf , near the island of Salamina, present-day territory of the Hellenic Republic of Greece. This consists of the third battle of the second medical war and in it the following forces faced each other: Persian fleet: made up of about 400 ships led by … Read more
The main characteristics of the Ancient Age were the following: Development of the first writing systems: the Mediterranean peoples created different writing systems. The Mesopotamians used the cuneiform script, while the ancient Egyptians invented the hieroglyphic script and the Phoenicians devised a 22-letter consonantal alphabet. The Phoenician alphabet was adopted by the Greeks, who added vowels to it. The supports … Read more
The Etruscans were a civilization that inhabited the center of the Italian peninsula between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC. C., until its territory was conquered by the Roman expansion , approximately in the year 509 a. C. The origin of this town or its settlement process in central Italy is not known. Some hypotheses maintain that the Etruscans would have arrived with migratory … Read more
