The Phoenician people were ancient Humans who were the technological front runners of Human ancient societies around the Mediterranean Sea from 1200 BC to 900 BC.
History[]
Their power base bloomed with the widespread destruction of most Mediterranean civilizations in 1200 BC. As a people they were most famous for a vast and successful trading empire and the worship of Baal. (TOS novel: Mission to Horatius)
Phoenician ship captains were unconcerned about whether their crew liked them personally. (TOS novel: Dreadnought!)
Legacy[]
In 1999, a time traveling Spock read a newspaper article reporting the discovery of lost Phoenician Homeric ships, the oldest deep-sea wreckage ever found on Earth. (ST audiobook: Spock vs. Q)
- The two ships were located on 11 July 1999. (Phoenician shipwrecks article at MIT News.)
In 2267, Spock used Phoenician child sacrifice as an example of the Federation's lack of religious freedom. (TOS novel: Mission to Horatius)
- At the time the source was written, it was long accepted that the Phoenicians practiced child sacrifice, but this came into question in the 21st century. This new theory suggested that the early Israelites invented the story of child sacrifice due to technological jealousy.
In 2371, Data observed an ancient city near an extinct volcano on the planet Alin, but was unsure whether to compare its architectural style to the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, or Spanish. (TNG - Strange New Worlds IV short story: "Flight 19")