Phoenician & Roman Berytus · event 4 of 5

551

The earthquake. On 9 July an earthquake and the tsunami that followed destroy Berytus, killing tens of thousands. The law school moves to Sidon and never recovers. The city is rebuilt small and does not matter again for a thousand years.

The Phoenician & Roman Berytus era

  1. 1350 BC
  2. 15 BC
  3. 239
  4. 551
  5. 1110

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