@Regrann from @amitz_nasi - These are just a few facts which point to the incredible #maritime expertise of the so called #Phoenicians. They established colonies all along the Mediterranean coast, of which #Carthage was one of the more prominent. They also colonised the #Atlanticcoasts of #EuropeandAfrica. So they moved many people from one place to another. An ancient historical work records the voyage of a convoy of as many as 60 ships, each carrying 550 people. Tyre has been described as the London of the ancient world. L.A.Waddell (citing Sir Flinders Petrie) asserts that the #Phoenicians "had a civilization #equalorsuperior to that of #Egypt, in taste and skill.., luxury far beyond that of the Egyptians and technical work that could teach them rather than be taught". "From the #thirteenthcenturyBC she was the dominant naval and commercial power. Her mercantile operations were enormous. This great naval power had the trade of the planet in her hands. She was a great distributing nation, her people were the carriers of the world"("Ark of the COVENANT" by Jonathan Gray). Dr. Barry Fell, a Harvard Professor, recognized as one of the world's foremost #epigraphers, states that: "Because of the depth of #ignorance into which Europe fell during the #DarkAges, at times we are apt to forget how advanced were the ideas of the ancients, and how much they knew about the earth and about #astronomy and #navigation". He believes that "#America shares a history with the #OldWorld, and #ancientAmericans must have been well acquainted with much of that history as it took place" #greekandcherokee #Regrann