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Phoenicia is a formable that can be formed by 
Lebanon, it was a thalassocratic empire mostly establishing colonies and trades. It is located in west Asia 
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Modifier[]
Forming the thalassocratic empire of Phoenicia grants the player a indefinite modifier known as "Reputation of the Phoenicians" Granting:
Naval Cost -20%
Tax Income +10%
Background[]
Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic-speaking thalassocratic civilization that originated in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon. It was concentrated along the coast of Lebanon and included some coastal areas of modern Syria and Galilee (northern Israel), reaching as far north as Arwad and as far south as Acre and possibly Gaza. At its height between 1100 and 200 BC, Phoenician civilization spread across the Mediterranean, from the Levant to the Iberian Peninsula.
The term Phoenicia is an exonym from ancient Greek that most likely described a dye also known as Tyrian purple, a major export of Canaanite port towns. The term did not correspond precisely to Phoenician culture or society as it would have been understood natively, and it is debated whether the Phoenicians were actually a civilization distinct from the Canaanites and other residents of the Levant. Historian Robert Drews believes the term "Canaanites" corresponds to the ethnic group referred to as "Phoenicians" by the ancient Greeks.
The Phoenicians came to prominence following the decline of most major cultures in the Late Bronze Age collapse (c. 1150 BC). They developed an expansive maritime trade network that lasted over a millennium, becoming the dominant commercial power for much of classical antiquity. Phoenician trade also helped facilitate the exchange of cultures, ideas, and knowledge between major cradles of civilization such as Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. After its zenith in the ninth century BC, the Phoenician civilization in the eastern Mediterranean slowly declined in the face of foreign influence and conquest, though its presence would remain in the central and western Mediterranean until the second century BC.
Phoenician civilization was organized in city-states, similar to those of ancient Greece, of which the most notable were Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos. Each city-state was politically independent, and there is no evidence the Phoenicians viewed themselves as a single nationality. 
Carthage, a Phoenician settlement in northwest Africa, became a major civilization in its own right in the seventh century BC.
Though the Phoenicians were long considered a lost civilization due to the lack of indigenous written records, academic and archaeological developments since the mid-20th century have revealed a complex and influential civilization. Their best-known legacy is the world's oldest verified alphabet, which they transmitted across the Mediterranean world. The Phoenicians are also credited with innovations in shipbuilding, navigation, industry, agriculture, and government. Their international trade network is believed to have fostered the economic, political, and cultural foundations of Classical Western civilization.
Economy And Manpower[]
Phoenicia generates %219,053 income, it has a base manpower cap of ~90,000 and a manpower gain of ~400.
Terrain[]
Some parts of the formable are mountainous, semi-mountainous, flat or hilly, which makes this formable include all Terrain types.
Strategy[]
Basically, Lebanon always being justified by 
Turkey. Which mean that Phoenicia would be hard, and even wouldn't be hard if you ally with Turkey. But, you need to be cautious to 
Egypt and Turkey, as they requires 
Israel and 
Syria for their formables. Follow the strategy step by step!
Quick Act[]
Try to ally with Egypt and Turkey and ask them to not invade Israel and Syria. If they refuse your requests of ally, it can be a problem on forming Phoenicia. Try to ally with 
Saudi Arabia and 
Iran due to a distance or a superpower countries.
Build a Electronic Factory, Fertilizer Factory, Steel Manufactory, and Motor Factory in the South Lebanon and 3 Civilian Factories in the North Lebanon. Justify a war on Israel and Syria while they building your factories. Once they have complete building a factory, sell them to AI countries (
Consumer Goods are recommended to get more money)
War Declaration[]
Before starting a wars on them, you may need a infarnity and tank to capture the cities. It is recommended to declare wars on Israel and Syria at the same time, because if you declare war step by step, they can take a chance to declare war and attack your required cities.
Divide your troops and send the troops to Israel and Syria. You can send force peace to Syria, but cannot force peace to Israel because they only have 6 cities. Once they are collapsed, send peace with Annex Cities turned on, and done! You can form Phoenicia!
Threats[]
There are numerous threats to forming Phoenicia.
- Turkey needs you for the
Ottoman Empire. (COMMON) - Israel needs you for the Promised Land of Zion. (COMMON-UNCOMMON)
- Syria needs you for the Palmyrene Empire and Kingdom of Syria. (UNCOMMON)
- Jordan needs you for Kingdom of Arabia. (RARE)
- Iraq needs you for the Babylonian Empire. (RARE)
- Egypt needs you for the Mamluk Sultanate and Khedivate of Egypt. (VERY RARE)
- France needs you for the French Empire. (VERY RARE)
- Iran needs you for the Persian Empire. (VERY RARE)
- Any Islamic nation (such as Saudi Arabia, Algeria, etc.) willing to form the Arab League or the Islamic Caliphate. (VERY RARE)
