syllable as a homophone of “eye”. Phoenician colonists called the island Ibossim or Iboshim (cf. Hebrew אִי־בּוֹשֵׂם, "Fragrance Island), likely due the... 66 KB (4,873 words) - 22:09, 27 March 2024 |
654 BC – Phoenician settlers found a port in the Balearic Islands as Ibossim (Ibiza). 6th century BC Decadence of Phoenician colonization of the Mediterranean... 16 KB (2,031 words) - 15:14, 19 November 2022 |