Medieval and Manuscripts

History of Beirut

The earliest settlement of Beirut was on an island in the Beirut River, but the channel that separated it from the banks silted up and the island ceased to be. Excavations in the downtown area have unearthed layers of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusader, and Ottoman remains.

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• ▸Light in painting
• ▸Carruanthus ringens
• ▸Crucifix (Cimabue, Arezzo)

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