Phoenician and Greek genetic distinction was purely linguistic and cultural, not genetic. The same genetic substrate is dominant in Northern Syria, Greece, and Greek islands. Ancient distinctions invented later (like Semite vs European) are anachronistic projections.
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Nassim Nicholas TalebEvidence Quote
“distinction Phoenician Greek was only linguistic”
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The Merge: Ep. 03 | The past is not gone; it lives on in the future— Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:27:10 AM
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