<Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Map of Phoenicia and its Mediterranean trade routes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Not specified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Phoenician, Punic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Canaanite religion </Td> </Tr>

Who were the phoenicians and what was special about them