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Beirut Port disasters throughout history (thread)
1- Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC) destroyed Beirut port in 586 BC before invading Jerusalem.
1- Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon (c. 605 BC – c. 562 BC) destroyed Beirut port in 586 BC before invading Jerusalem.
2- The mercenaries of the Seleucid prince Herodotus ( Tryphon) destroyed the port of Beirut in 143 BC after his failed attempt to seize the throne of the Hellenistic Seleucid king Antiochus VI Dionysus in retaliation.
3- 974 AC: Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes gives orders to his army to destroy the city of Beirut and its port
4- 1772 the Russian warships bombarded Beirut port causing damage to the city's sea citadel, wall, and neighboring towers. A similar attack took place one year later, in the summer of 1773, the Russian fleet sets a blockade on Beirut and kicks the Ottomans out of the city.
5- Beirut port bombardment by the Allied Powers, 1918
6- Forgot this one from 1197 AD: Beirut port was heavily damaged during the battle between the Crusaders and the Ayyubids.
7- Earthquakes destroyed Beirut port in the years 349, 551, 1261 & 1759 AD. And partially damaged it during the 502, 529 & 543 AD earthquakes. The most devastating was the one of the year 551 AD.
