Berito

Also known as Laodicea in Phoenicia, Laodicea in Canaan

l’odierna Beirut, Libano

Key facts

Ancient site.alternate_name: Laodicea in Phoenicia () or Laodicea in Canaan (2nd century to 64 BCE)
Ancient site.image: St. George's Cathedral, Beirut.jpg
Ancient site.caption: Roman ruins of Berytus, in front of Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in modern-day Beirut
Ancient site.map_type: Lebanon
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.location: Beirut, Lebanon
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.built: Roman republic (merchants from early Laodicea/Berytus recorded by 110–109 BC)
Ancient site.epochs: Roman and Early Byzantine/late antiquity; previous port dating back to Iron Age III and Persian periods
Ancient site.cultures: Phoenician, Roman

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Roman colony
Demonym: Berytian
Country: Lebanon
Located in: Beirut Governorate
Image: St. George's Cathedral, Beirut.jpg

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Berytus
culture: Phoenicians

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Berito (l'odierna Beirut in Libano; Βηρυτός; in latino: Berytus) fu ricostruito dai Seleucidi. Nel 64 a.C. Pompeo conquistò la regione e costituì la provincia romana di Siria.

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