what type of government did the phoenicians have
Form of Government. Kingship appears to have been the oldest form of Phoenician government. The royal houses claimed divine descent, and the king could not be chosen outside their members.His power, however, was limited by the powerful merchant families, who wielded great influence in public affairs.he Israelite king Omri had allied himself with the Phoenician cities of the coast, and his son Ahab was married to Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Tyre and Sidon.