Lebanon
There are 671 items in Lebanon:
Lebanon cedar
Lebanon Cedar (κéδρος; Cedrus libani): tree, well-known for its fragrance, and the strength and usefulness of its wood. A cedar in…Coele Syria
Coele Syria (Greek Κοίλη Συρία): ancient geographical expression to describe several territories in the Near East. The Bekaa valley, seen from…
Coin from Byblos: Heracles-Melqart with the features of Alexander the Great |
Coin from Byblos: Phoenician ship |
Diodorus on Antigonus' siege of Tyre
Tyre (Phoenician רצ, ṣūr, "rock"; Greek Τύρος; Latin Tyrus): port in Phoenicia and one of the main cities in the eastern Mediterranean.In the winter of 320/319, Ptolemy captured Tyre: a violation of the Triparadisus agreement. Antigonus the One-Eyed, who ought to have been in control…Eusebius on the Egyptian martyrs in Tyre
Eusebius of Caesarea (c.265-c.340): bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and author of a History of the Church and the Life of Constantine the Great.In Tyre, the Diocletianic persecution, which started in 303, was very serious. Eusebius mentions the martyrdom of…Ezekiel announces the Fall of Tyre
Tyre (Phoenician רצ, ṣūr, "rock"; Greek Τύρος; Latin Tyrus): port in Phoenicia and one of the main cities in the eastern Mediterranean.In 598/596 BCE, king Jehoiachin and the Jewish elite had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia. In the eleventh year, shortly after the…Faqra
Faqra: site of several Roman monuments on the western slopes of the Lebanon Mountains. Nabaa Laban Faqra - or, to use its…Faqra, Byzantine Church
Faqra: site of several Roman monuments on the western slopes of the Lebanon Mountains. Faqra, Byzantine Church The Byzantine basilica at Faqra was built…
Faqra, Byzantine Church, Apse |
Faqra, Byzantine Church, Apse |
Faqra, Byzantine Church, Capitals |