| B.C. | Phoenician chronology | Global chronology |
|---|---|---|
| 8000 | First human settlements in Jericho | |
| 7000 | First human settlements in Byblos | |
| 6500 | First human traces in Ugarit | |
| 4200 | Creation of the solar calendar by Egyptian astronomers | |
| 3000-2900 | First townhouses In Byblos & Ugarit | |
| 2900 | The Egyptian king Sneferu (last of the Third Dynasty) sends a maritime expedition looking for cedar wood of Lebanon | |
| 2750 | Tyre creation and and Melqart temple | Construction of the Great Pyramids of Egypt Discovery of Bronze |
| 2200 | Destruction of Byblos | Western Eurafrique: construction of large megalithic monuments |
| 2100 | The Conquest of Byblos by the Amorites | Abraham migration to Palestine Beginning of the history of the Patriarchs |
| 2000 | Foundation of the kingdom of Minos in Crete | |
| 1793 | Hammurabi, king of Babylon | |
| 1400 | End of Cretan dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean | |
| 1284 | Phoenician coast under Egyptian control | Ramses II |
| 1275 | Battle of Kadesh between Egyptians & Hittites sharing Phoenician cities between the two belligerents | |
| 1215 | Trojan War | |
| 1200 | The invasion of the Phoenician coast by the Sea Peoples The Phoenicians explore the Mediterranean coasts Destruction of Ugarit |
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| 1100 | Travel of Wenamun. Foundation of Cadiz, Utica and Lixus | |
| Foundation of Cadiz, Utica and Lixus | ||
| 1000 | Death of King Ahiram of Byblos. On his sarcophagus is engraved the first major Phoenician inscription (19 of the 22 alphabet letters) | beginning of the Iron Age in Central and Northern Europe |
| 970 | According to the Bible, The Tyrians trading with "Tarshish" and their vessels bring gold to King Solomon, son in law of King Hiram of Tyre | |
| 970-936 | Reign of the great Hiram, king of Tyre | Built the temple in Jerusalem |
| 821 | Creation of Kambe by Sidonians in the Gulf of Tunis | |
| 814 | Founding of Carthage by the fugitives Tyrians | |
| 776 | First Olympiad | |
| 754 | Creation of Rome | |
| 681 | Tyre & Sidon fall under Assyrian domination | |
| 654 | Creation of Ebussus (Ibiza) by the Carthaginians | |
| 612 | Fall of Nineveh (capital of Assyria) taken by the Babylonians | |
| 600 | Creation of Marseille by the Phocaeans | |
| 586-573 | Head & destruction of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar Sidon became the most prestigious Phoenician city |
Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar |
| 550 | Maritime blockade of Tartessos (Spain) by the Carthaginians | |
| 539 | A return to prosperity in the Phoenician ports | Babylon captured by Cyrus the Persian |
| 535 | Naval victory of the Carthaginians against the Phoenicians in Alalia off the coast of Corsica | |
| 525 | Conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II, King of Persia | |
| 509 | First treaty between Carthage & Rome | |
| 480 | The Phoenician ships involved in the battle of Salamis beside Persians against the Greeks | |
| 460 | Pericles chosen leader of the Democratic Party in Athens | |
| 430 | Periplus of Hanno, great Carthaginian navigator | |
| 350 | The attack on Sidon by the Persian king Artaxerxes | |
| 333 | Alexander the Great's victory over Darius at Issus | |
| 332 | Head & destruction of Tyre by Alexander the Great | |
| 304 | Construction of the Colossus of Rhodes | |
| 65 | The Romans took the control of Phoenician cities | |
| 27 | The beginning of the construction of the temple of Baalbek | |
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