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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by KineticLensman on Monday December 04, 2023 @07:14AM (#38516329)
> At least accordingly to myth

And a lot of archaeological evidence!

> Carthage was colonized from Tyre, which is today in Lebanon.

It was founded by Phoenicians [0], whose land today largely coincides with modern-day Lebanon, which as a self-governing state is a relatively modern construct (post WW1).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia

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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by boringg on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:17AM (#38517500)
Phoenicians didn't call themselves phoenicians either.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by nolok on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:38AM (#38517799)
And then there are the Sea Peoples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Peoples

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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by boringg on Monday December 04, 2023 @10:06AM (#38518156)
I feel like most believable group for the sea peoples were migrants who had to leave their lands because the food supply had collapsed. Wasn't it the salinity had increased in deserts or something similar to that?
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by stork19 on Monday December 04, 2023 @10:52AM (#38518751)
Actually, a self-governing Lebanon existed in one form or another since at least the 16th century: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon_Emirate
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