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2 days ago · For $45 per person, Mowry & Cotton dishes up a three-course specialty summer menu while The Phoenician Tavern invites guests to grab a pal and savor a $24 two-course menu of elevated pub grub alongside fun cocktails and local beer. Come Aug. 1, Thirsty Camel Lounge hosts a Yacht Club Pop-Up Party at 5:30 p.m.
4 days ago · The Phoenician alphabet is a consonantal alphabet (or abjad) used across the Mediterranean civilization of Phoenicia for most of the 1st millennium BC. It was one of the first alphabets, and attested in Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions found across the Mediterranean region.
4 days ago · Lebanon - Phoenicia, Colonial, Commerce: Kingship appears to have been the oldest form of Phoenician government, and each major city had its own king. The royal houses claimed divine descent, and the king could not be chosen outside their members.
2 days ago · Spain - Phoenicians, Mediterranean, Iberian Peninsula: Venerable historical traditions recount the Phoenician voyages to found new cities. Utica, on the Tunisian coast of North Africa, was reputedly founded in 1178 bce, and by 1100 bce the Phoenician city of Tyre supposedly had a Spanish colony at Gadir (Cádiz).
3 days ago · The history of the Assyrians encompasses nearly five millennia, covering the history of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Assyria, including its territory, culture and people, as well as the later history of the Assyrian people after the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 609 BC.
3 days ago · Entertainment Options. Capri on Camelback provides a variety of entertainment options for guests. The resort’s lounge, The Vista Lounge, hosts live music and DJ performances on select nights. Guests can also enjoy movies under the stars at the resort’s outdoor cinema.
3 days ago · Homs was one of the largest cities in Syria in the 12th century with a population of 7,000. [99] In 1785, the inhabitants of Homs numbered more than 2,000 and the population was divided almost evenly between Eastern Orthodox Christians and Muslims. The 1860s saw a rise in the population to 15,000–20,000. [68]
