Phoenix
a city of Arizona, the capi- 11 families, of which the most powerful of tal of the State and the county-seat of was that of Canaan, the founder of Sidon, and head of the Canaanites, whom Maricopa co. It is on the Maricopa and Phoenix and the Santa Fé, Prescott, and the Greeks named Phœnicians.
A colony Phoenix and the Santa Fé, Prescott, and of Phoenicians, led by Elissa or Dido, set- Phoenix railroads. It is the site of tled in Africa 878 B. C., and founded the Agricultural Experiment Station. CARTHAGE (q. v.). Phoenicia was in- Among its important buildings are the vaded by Shalmaneser IV., King of As- capitol, Federal Building, city hall, syria 723 B. C.; by Nebuchadnezzar, King court house and handsome school buildof Babylon, 587 B. C.; and by Cyrus, King ings. The city has important commer- cial interests and has an extensive trade Cyrus, King ings. The city has important commerof Persia, 536 B. C. The Phoenicians subsequently assisted the Persians in their wars with the Greeks, and sustained a total defeat from Cimon, at the naval battle of the Eurymedon, 466 B. C. They revolted from Persia 352 в. c., and were conquered by Alexander III. (the Great) 331 B. C. After his death, 323 B. C., Phoenicia was annexed to the dominions of Ptolemy (I.) Soter, King of Egypt.
It was seized by Antigonus of Phrygia, 315 B. C., and passed under the proteccial interests and has an extensive trade in live stock, grain, fruits, hay, honey and olives. Pop. (1910) 11,134; (1920) 29,053.