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Phoenicia is a civilization that is little appreciated today, unlike those far less famous than the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. This Phoenicia's place in history was erased because it and its colonies were subjugated conquered by other powers and its libraries and records nearly all destroyedafter Persia conquered the kingdom. This means that their Therefore, Phoenicia's contributions to ancient civilization and history has have often not been recognized.  Among their many achievements the Phoenicians pioneered new commercial networks and introduced urban living into many areas of the Mediterranean for the first time. The Phoenicians introduced the phonetic alphabet to many societies’ and this was to revolutionize societies. This innovation revolutionized many cultures in the Mediterranean and this changed the course history of the Worldworld history. The unique societies Phoenicia was also one of Phoenicia meant that they were among the first civilizations to develop democratic institutions and these . These were possibly emulated by the Ancient Greeks. Their colonization of the Mediterranean was important. The Phoenician trading post of Carthage eventually became an Empire that was pivotal in the history of the Classical World.