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They founded the island state of Arvad around 2000 BC. Within less than half a millennium they dominated other small cities in the region, especially along the coastal strip which forms modern Lebanon. Disaster struck in the form of the social collapse at the end of the thirteenth century BC.
- Sidon
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- Tyre
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- Palestine / Philistines
The Levant between about 10,000-3000 BC was the centre of...
- Gebal
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- Sidon
It was founded, according to Strabo (xvi, 2, § 13), by fugitives from Sidon (comp. Josephus, A nt. i, 6, 2); hence probably the etymology of the name as above. Tarsus was settled by a colony from it (Dion Chrys.
The island was settled in the early 2nd millennium BC by the Phoenicians. Located some 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Tripolis, it was a barren rock covered with fortifications and houses several stories in height.
About the year 1200, or later, it was sacked by invaders from Asia Minor or the islands, as were most of the cities on the coast (Paton, Syria and Palestine, 145) but it recovered when they were driven back. Its maritime importance is indicated by the inscriptions of the Assyrian kings.
Oct 25, 2014 · Arvad was first established by a group of Amorite settlers during 2nd BC. Initially, Canaanites settled on the land, but then a strong Phoenician kingdom soon took over. This land, which was known as Arados or Arado to Greeks, had a small fishing town that belonged to modern-day Syria.
When Alexander the Great invaded Syria in 332 B.C. Arvad submitted without a struggle under her king Strato, who sent his navy to aid Alexander in the reduction of Tyre. It seems to have received the favor of the Seleucid kings of Syria and enjoyed the right of asylum for political refugees.
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Nov 10, 2021 · Measuring only 800 metres long by 500 metres wide, the island was first settled by the Phoenicians around the 2nd millennium BC, who established the city of Arwad that the Phoenicians called Aynook or Arvad.
