Oldie March Quiz

[tipton-rotty]

what did the ancient greeks call the region that now approximates to modern lebanon and the coastal plains of syria

[donny48]

Levant ?

[donny48]

On second thoughts I don't think it's Levant.

[dannyk13]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant

[donny48]

Danny, I dismissed Levant because I read the word has French origins and not Greek.

[dannyk13]

Yes, I missed that.

[dannyk13]

Phoenicia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia

[Kidas]

Phoenicia ?

[donny48]

That looks better Danny.

[tipton-rotty]

thanks but i am not convinced with phoenicia and neither,apparantly,are the resonders because theyqualify their answers with a question mark. Anybody any other idea

[dannyk13]

No question mark in your post.