Phoenicia before 1200 -- The prehistory of phoenicia (ca. 70,000-3200) -- Byblos and Egypt (3200-1500 BCE) -- The other Proto-Phoenician cities (3200-1500) -- The small vassal states of the near east (1500-1200) -- The period of phoenicia's independence (1200-883) -- The emergence of phoenicia (ca. 1200) -- Egypt's Loss of influence in phoenicia (1200-1000) -- Early assyrian exploration towards the west (1100-1000) -- Dynastic crises in byblos (1000-900) -- The development and expansion of the phoenician cities (1000-883) -- Phoenicia under assyrian domination (883-610) -- The beginnings of assyrian expansion (883-745) -- The conquest of the west by the assyrians (745-721) -- Domination of phoenicia by the sargonids (721-610) -- Phoenicia under Babylonian Domination (610-539) -- Phoenicia between Egypt and Babylonia (610-605) -- The peak of the Babylonian empire (605-562) -- The decline of the Babylonian empire (562-539) -- Phoenicia under Person (539-332) -- The establishment of the Persian empire (539-479) -- The development of the Persian empire (479-404) -- The Persian empire in turmoil (404-333) -- The fall of the Persian empire (333-330).