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Age of Empires ~ Phoenician Civilization

History:

Prior to the catastrophe of 1200 BC, Canaanite traders had been restricted to perhaps the Levantine coast, Egypt, and the southern coast of Anatolia. The Minoans on Crete blocked entrance into the Aegean, controlled all trade in that area, and perhaps even controlled trade further east. The Canaanite coastal towns were usually controlled themselves by Egypt and one of their principal businesses was providing wood (the cedars of Lebanon) to the Nile region.

The Minoan civilization was destroyed in 1200 BC, removing most of the constraints on Mediterranean and Aegean sea trading by others. The Phoenicians were the most aggressive of those attempting to fill the void. Their cities were well positioned for this enterprise by being located literally in the center of the known world. The Aegean, Mesopotamia, and Egypt were all roughly equidistant to the west, south, and east. For any of the three regions to trade with another, the easiest trade route was through the Phoenician cities.

By the Ninth Century BC the ancient dark age was nearing an end. The Phoenicians were growing rich as traders and this attracted enemies, principally the Assyrians. In the face of repeated assaults or heavy tribute payments at the least, the Tyrians adopted the strategy of establishing colonies to the west. Colonies were removed from the grasp of the Assyrians and also helped with the exploitation of metals and trade in the western Mediterranean.

The most important Phoenician colony was at Carthage, established around 700 BC. Other important colonies were in Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, and Spain (modern Cadiz and Cartagena). Over the next 500 years Carthage grew rapidly in size and power. Most of its wealth came from the ore mines of Spain. Carthage fought for control of the western Mediterranean with the Greeks first and then the Romans.

Bonuses:

The Phoenicians have two major bonuses. They have -25% war elephant and elephant archer cost, and +65% catapult trireme and juggernaut fire rate.

Strengths:

This is one great race for naval battles. All of their ships are well equipped for battle.

Weaknesses:

On land the Phoenician are not a very good choice do to limited land units. However one could argue that they do since they do have war elephants.

 



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