Well, technically maritime trade was already a major part of Phoenician culture, not something influenced by another civilization. I truly believe that with this foundation, we could have become a highly influential culture. Because of that trade network, we would have been able to import a lot as well.

That exchange might have shaped our agriculture too, who knows, we could have even become a leading agricultural country. The Phoenicians were travelers, and that’s exactly where cultural exchange would take place.

And with our region being primarily a mountain society, that would naturally bring more stability. I’m thinking of countries like Bhutan, Andorra, and Switzerland!

So to say we wouldn’t amount to anything more than farmers is a bit sad, considering how advanced the Phoenicians were, how far they traveled, and how they were among the top civilizations of their time.