It was located on the eastern Mediterranean seacoast, which gaveit access by sea to the peoples of southern Europe and north Africawhich was where civilisations were developing. Sea transport wasthe only feasible mass transportation mode before the developmentof today’s mechanised transport.It also had access to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers toMesopotamia, again with water transport available.

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