All Phoenician cities were independent of each other, and lived under hereditary royal governments. A new type of government emerged in the overseas colonies, however, and only a handful of elite families became the ruling power in the overseas colonies. Gubla, a Phoenician city, had been a huge trading center when under Egyptian rule, especially for papyrus, which was the Egyptian writing material. All Phoenician trade centers dealt in coveted luxury goods and building materials. …showed first 75 words of 568 total…

…showed last 75 words of 568 total…of the Western world. However, it is not a history as modern people would conceive it. The Bible was assembled mostly by unknown authors and over many centuries. Just like the Philistines, what we know about the Phoenicians and even the Hebrews, is mostly through the accounts of other groups. Therefore, there are many theories and beliefs. The true and correct answer of what had really been we may never discover. That's why it's History.