Phoenician Colonization Timeline

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c. 1200 BCE - c. 800 BCE
First wave of Phoenician colonization where largely trading-posts are founded throughout the Mediterranean.
c. 1110 BCE
Traditional founding date for the Phoenician colony of Gades (Cadiz).
c. 1101 BCE
Traditional founding date for the Phoenician colony of Utica by Sidon (or Tyre).
c. 814 BCE
Traditional founding date for the Phoenician colony of Carthage by Tyre.
c. 800 BCE - 600 BCE
Second stage of Phoenician colonization where trading-posts become full colonies throughout the Mediterranean.
c. 750 BCE
Phoenicians found the colony of Motya on Sicily.