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26 mag 2024 · Byblos is an ancient Phoenician city located on the coast of modern-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Beirut. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period around 5000 BC.
2 giorni fa · The Phoenician area was later divided into four vassal kingdoms—Sidon, Tyre, Arwad, and Byblos—which were allowed considerable autonomy. Unlike in other empire areas, there is no record of Persian administrators governing the Phoenician city-states.
2 giorni fa · Tyre ( / ˈtaɪər /; Arabic: صُور, romanized : Ṣūr; Phoenician: 𐤑𐤓, romanized: Ṣūr; Greek: Τύρος, translit. Týros) is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, [1] though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population.
2 giorni fa · Based particularly on temple architecture, Bietak argues for strong parallels between the religious practices of the Hyksos at Avaris with those of the area around Byblos, Ugarit, Alalakh and Tell Brak, defining the "spiritual home" of the Hyksos as "in northernmost Syria and northern Mesopotamia".
6 giorni fa · Lebanon produced a number of important writers in Greek, most notably Philo of Byblos (64–141) and, in the 3rd century, Porphyry of Tyre and Iamblichus of Chalcis in Syria Coele.
30 mag 2024 · Byblos, a historic city nestled on the coast of Lebanon, is a destination that captures the imagination with its rich history and stunning landmarks. Dating back over 7,000 years, this ancient Phoenician city is a treasure trove of archaeological wonders and cultural heritage.
2 giorni fa · Byblos was the first of the ancient Phoenician cities to be settled, sometime before 7000 B.C. At its founding, it was called Gebal (or Gubla). The city's port made it advantageous to build ships in order to trade with other civilizations; indeed, Byblos was one of the first known cities to do so.
