Under what circumstances did the Greeks get to know the inhabitants of the Phoenician cities.

They traded with each other. The ancient Greeks, like the Phoenicians, were navigators. In this connection, they had developed sea trade. One day the Phoenicians came to the Greeks. So they met. The Greeks themselves called the Phoenicians – Phoenicians, because they brought them dates. The country was also named, which was located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, where there were Phoenician cities.