Housing blocks of 48 × 14 meters created an orthogonal street plan similar to those of other Phoenician and Greek cities.
A Phoenician quarter dating to the Persian period overlooked the bustling city near the harbor, situated in what is now the Foch-Allenby district.
In times of war against the Greeks, they were also called upon to build ships for the Persian fleet, and ferry their troops to the battlefields.
Housing blocks of 48 × 14 meters created an orthogonal street plan similar to those of other Phoenician and Greek cities.
2, Un quartier du port phénicien de Beyrouth au Fer III/ Perse.