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More than ten shops of a colonnaded "Portico" were discovered during the excavations, each one identified by a Greek letter (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta…) marked on the mosaic floor. These were written from right to left because the street ran from east to west. A reproduction of the salvaged mosaics,
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It is likely however, that the
Portico discovered on the Souks excavation was colonnaded. The road surface excavated in December 1995 seems to end along the Souk Tawileh line where it turns at an angle of 100 degrees to the north. The Souks excavations clearly demonstrate that no colonnaded street
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in the Souks area of Beirut, most dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries AD. They were recovered from five large villas and a colonnaded street with its shops. The colonnades had mosaic pavements with Greek letters marking the address of each shop. Most mosaics displayed geometric patterns,
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site in the mid-1990s: a colonnaded shopping street with sidewalks, which connected the center to the
Hippodrome or race-track in Wadi Abu Jamil. The 400-meter-long colonnaded street was paved with successive layers of mosaics, displaying various geometric patterns and natural motifs.
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The 400-meter-long
Colonnaded street was paved with successive layers of mosaics, displaying various geometric patterns and natural motifs. More than ten shops were discovered during the excavations, each one identified by a Greek letter marked on the mosaic floor.
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destroyed the Roman city of
Berytus. One of its most important streets was brought to light during the archaeological investigations of the souks site in the mid-1990s: a colonnaded shopping street with sidewalks, which connected the center to the
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Berytus (Roman Beirut) greatly prospered during Roman and
Byzantine times. One of its most important streets was brought to light during the archaeological investigations of the
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with the Greek letters Beta, Gamma and Delta, is integrated into Souk al-Franj near its original location. The mosaic panel is in alignment with the ancient colonnaded street.
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Perring, Dominic (1997-1998) "Excavations in the Souks of Beirut: An introduction of the work of the
British Lebanese team and summary report", Berytus, vol. 43: 9-34
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1503:Tell Safiyeh
1498:Tell Saatiya
1463:Tell Murtafa
1453:Tell Meouchi
1448:Tell Mekhada
1423:Tell Jezireh
1408:Tell Karmita
1398:Tell Hazzine
1373:Tell Dibbine
1348:Tell Beshara
1153:Neba'a Faour
1103:Majdal Anjar
1018:Kamid el-Loz
1003:Joub Jannine
998:Jeita Grotto
993:Jebel Aabeby
948:Hadeth south
878:Bustan Birke
868:Belat temple
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1513:Tell Serhan
1443:Tell Masoud
1393:Tell Fadous
1213:Ras El Kelb
1143:Nachcharini
1043:Kafr Tebnit
793:Amlaq Qatih
612:Coele-Syria
441:Iaat column
1645:Categories
1623:Ain W Zain
1603:Wadi Koura
1493:Tell Rayak
1418:Tell Kirri
1338:Tell Ayoub
1298:Tell Addus
1293:Tell Ablah
1288:Tell Aalaq
1258:Sin el Fil
1208:Ras Beirut
1108:Mansourieh
1098:Lion Tower
1013:Kafr Zabad
938:Fadous Sud
843:Batroumine
818:Ard Tlaili
813:Ard Saouda
768:Ain Harcha
763:Ain Choaab
411:Batroumine
346:Heliopolis
1428:Tell Jisr
1358:Tell Deir
1303:Tell Ahle
1163:Hosn Niha
1158:Nebi Safa
1138:Nabi Zair
1128:Moukhtara
1078:Ksar Akil
1048:Kfar Qouq
1028:Karak Nuh
943:Hebbariye
863:Beit Mery
853:Bechamoun
491:Hosn Niha
230:, Beirut.
79:Byzantine
55:Byzantine
1613:Yammoune
1118:Mayrouba
1063:Kharayeb
1053:Kfarhata
918:Dekwaneh
783:Al-Bireh
758:Ain Aata
592:Ulpianus
228:Solidere
145:See also
132:Timeline
49:Overview
32:downtown
1661:Berytus
1263:Sarepta
1218:Rashaya
1193:Qaraoun
1133:Mtaileb
1093:Libbaya
1038:Kefraya
1033:Kaukaba
988:Jdeideh
958:Hashbai
848:Batroun
833:Baalbek
773:Akbiyeh
738:Aadloun
560:Related
279:Berytus
156:Mosaics
102:History
43:Berytus
39:Lebanon
1283:Tayibe
1248:Shheem
1083:Labweh
933:Flaoui
898:Dakoue
883:Byblos
858:Beirut
808:Apheca
788:Amioun
748:Aammiq
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1628:Zahlé
1618:Yanta
1578:Toron
1278:Taire
1253:Sidon
753:Aaqbe
743:Aaiha
541:Tyrus
172:Notes
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1593:Tyre
1008:Jieh
983:Jbaa
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823:Arqa
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