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Jan 26, 2015 · According to tradition, the city of Tyre was founded in 2750 B.C., and is considered one of the world’s oldest metropolises. For much of its history, Tyre has played an important role in the region. The Tyrians were master seafarers and explorers.
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It is likely that, on account of his mother's status, Origen was not a Roman citizen. [29] Origen's father taught him about literature and philosophy [30] as well as the Bible and Christian doctrine. [30] [31] Eusebius states that Origen's father made him memorize passages of scripture daily. [32]
Jun 20, 2024 · Tyre, built on an island and on the neighbouring mainland, was probably originally founded as a colony of Sidon. Mentioned in Egyptian records of the 14th century bce as being subject to Egypt, Tyre became independent when Egyptian influence in Phoenicia declined.
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In 64 BC the area of "Syria" finally became a province of the late Roman Republic, which was itself about to become the Roman Empire. Tyre was allowed to keep much of its independence as a "civitas foederata".
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The last century of Seleucid rule in Lebanon was marked by disorder and dynastic struggles. These ended in 63 BCE, when the Roman General Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, more commonly known as Pompey the Great, lead his military and defeated the Seleucid Empire. This defeat captured Seleucid Syria and Phoenicia (Lebanon), adding to the Roman State. Economi...
Roman influence in Berytus began around the 1st century BCE as part of the Roman conquest of the Eastern Mediterranean. Marcus Agrippa helped to found the colony of Berytus before the combination of destructive earthquakes and the emerging Byzantine Empire concluded the Romanization period of Berytus around the 5th c. CE.While the Roman Empire conq...
Today one of the best examples of Roman Temple architecture is in Lebanon at the ruins of Baalbek. The Roman temple sites in Lebanon can be divided into three main groups. First, the Bekaa valley north of the Beirut-Damascus road. Second, the area south of the same road, including the Wadi al-Taym and the western flank of Mount Hermon. Third, the a...
The Round Temple and the Temple of the Muses located outside the sanctuary complex, BaalbekTemple of Venus, BaalbekBeydoun, Ahmad. Le Liban, une histoire disputée: identité et temps dans l'histoire libanaise contemporaineBeyrouth, Publications de l'Université Libanaise, 1984.Carter, Terry & Dunston, Lara. Libano Torino, EDT, 2004. ISBN 88-7063-748-4Hall, Linda J. Roman Berytus: Beirut in late antiquity. Psychology Press. London, 2004 ISBN 978-0-415-28919-1Sartre, Maurice. Les provinces de Méditerranée orientale d'Auguste aux Sévères. Points. Paris, 1997After Sidon one comes to Tyre, the largest and oldest city of the Phoenicians, which rivals Sidon, not only in size, but also in its fame and antiquity, as handed down to us in numerous myths.
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Apr 14, 2016 · Some of the Phoenician colonies, like Leptis Magna, Cadiz, and Palermo, became important cities in their own right, and none more so than Carthage on the north coast of Africa, which would eventually outshine its mother city of Tyre and create an empire of its own.
