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600.000 - 10.000 BC |
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Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic periods |
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10.000 - 4500 BC |
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Neolithic period |
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4.500 - 3500 BC |
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Chalcolithic period |
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3500 BC |
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Beginning of the Canaanite period |
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14th century BC |
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Beirut appeared in history on the Tell al Amarna tablets under the name of Biruta. |
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1200 BC |
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Beginning of the Phoenician period. |
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332 BC |
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Beirut opens it gates to Alexander the great. |
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140 BC |
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The city was burned down during the Seleucid war between Antiochus VII and Tryphon, and remained in ruins for an entire century. |
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64 BC |
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The Romans led by Pompey conquered the Middle East. |
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312 AC |
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Power is passed on from Rome to Byzantium. |
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551 AC |
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Berytus was completely destroyed by a massive earthquake followed by a tidal wave. |
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560 AC |
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A fire finalizes the havoc that was wreaked on the city in 551. |
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635 AC |
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The city was conquered by the Islamic armies that put an end to the Byzantine era and introduced Islam. |
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1110 |
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The Crusaders conquered the city. |
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1187 |
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Beirut was conquered by Saladin, king of Damascus, after the battle of Hittin. |
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1197 |
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Retaking of Beirut by the Crusaders. |
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1291 |
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The city was besieged by the Mamluk armies. |
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1516-1919 |
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The Ottoman domination period. |
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1920 |
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Beirut became the capital of the great Lebanon under the French mandate. |
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1943 |
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Proclamation of Lebanon's independence. |
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1975-1990 |
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The Lebanese war ravaged downtown Beirut. |
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1993-2009 |
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Reconstruction of downtown Beirut. |