Tallhold

A Tallhold (Phoenician: x, : x) is a large, multi-family communal settlement historically prevalent in Serica, designed to be easily defensible typically through fortification or use of natural obstacles, such as hills and mountains - thus the namesake of the structure. These structures are prototypically associated with the Phoenician people extant especially in south Serica, where they served as hubs of community life and activity in given localities. Given their centralized and defensible nature, tallholds generally served as the seats of Phoenician political aristocracy throughout much of its early history, the nerve centers of Phoenician civilization. Today, tallholds have largely faded from prevalence, superseded by the development of modern urbanized cities which outgrew their static fortifications.