phoenicise

Updated: August 2, 2026

Phoenician was spoken and written at the courts of the Nomad sheiks, and the more civilized native tribes adopted for their language the Phoenician alphabet; to Phoenicise them completely suited neither the genius of the nation nor the policy of Carthage.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book III : From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage and the Greek States

Phoenician was spoken and written at the courts of the Nomad sheiks, and the more civilized native tribes adopted for their language the Phoenician alphabet; to Phoenicise them completely suited neither the genius of the nation nor the policy of Carthage.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)