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Cisterns of the Roman Baths, Beirut

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Lauffray, Jean (1977) « Beyrouth. ArchĂ©ologie et Historie, Ă©poques grĂ©co-romaines. I. PĂ©riode hellĂ©nistique et Haut-Empire romain", Aufstieg und Niedergang der Romischen Welt. II.8 : 135-163, Wallter de Gruyter,
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Davie, Michael F., Makaroun, Yasmine and Nordiguian, Leon (1997). Les Qanater Zubaydé et l’alimentation en eau de Beyrouth et de ses environs à l’époque romaine, Bulletin d’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises
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The Romans constructed an aqueduct which crossed the river at Qanater Zbaydeh and followed the slopes of Hazmieh to Mar Mikhael and Furn Al-Chebak. The water finally reached
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For centuries, the streams and wells of Ain Naba’, Berjawi and Khandaq Al-Ghamiq provided Beirut with fresh water. At the time of
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The Cisterns of the Roman Baths were discovered under the gardens facing the
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The cisterns were damaged and partially destroyed during the
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Grand Serail
Roman times
downtown
Beirut
Lebanon
Roman Berytus
Beirut River
Riad Al Solh Square
Roman Baths
Roman Berytus
Riad Al Solh Square
Serail Hill
Roman Baths
big earthquake of 551 AD
List of Roman cisterns
Roman Berytus
Roman Lebanon
Riad Al Solh Square
Serail Hill
Roman Baths
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Berytus
Roman Forum of Berytus
Berytus Roman Baths
Cisterns of Berytus Baths
Berytus Cardo Decumanus

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