Byblos

  • Byblos is a Port City in Lebanon, dating back to 8,800 BCE, and which has been continuously occupied since 5,000 BCE.

Description

  • Philo of Byblos described it as the oldest city in the Ancient World.
  • It was one of the major trading centres of the Mediterranean.
  • It was mentioned in the Report of Wenamun dated to around 1107 BCE.

 

Byblos, Lebanon

5000 BCE
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