North African Phoenician Trade Network

Timeline

1. c. -1000–-814North African Mediterranean coast · MediterraneanPhoenician merchants set up seasonal anchorage points and small trading stations along the North African coast, exchanging metals, ivory, slaves, and local agricultural products, and gradually familiarized themselves with coastal sea routes and wind seasons.
2. c. -814–-264Carthage · TunisiaCarthage became the core Phoenician port and political center in North Africa; the trade network extended west to Iberia, east to the eastern Mediterranean, and deep inland to obtain silver, lead, and other mineral resources.