Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 893: The Eastern Phoenicians Fleet

... ouring Phoenician city-states, such as Sidon, Akkar, Arwad, and others, who unanimously agreed to come to Carthage's aid. After all, one of the primary reasons they could live relatively comfortably under Persia's rule for all these years was their annual offerings of considerable wealth to the Persian royal court. These offerings were mainly derived from trading with Carthage at reduced prices.

Although the Phoenician city-states under Persia were small in size and territory, they p ...