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.