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c. 4000 BCE - c. 3000 BCETrade contact between Byblos and Egypt.
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1725 BCEInvasion of the Hyksos.
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1580 BCE - c. 800 BCEByblos liberated and occupied by the Egyptians. Phoenecian alphabet developed and spread through trade.
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c. 1200 BCE - c. 800 BCEFirst wave of Phoenician colonization where largely trading-posts are founded throughout the Mediterranean.
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1100 BCE - 725 BCEDecline of Byblos as the sister city of Tyre rises in prominence.
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c. 1000 BCEDeath of Ahiram (or Ahirom) of Byblos, whose sarcophagus bears the oldest inscription of the Phoenician alphabet.
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c. 800 BCE - 600 BCESecond stage of Phoenician colonization where trading-posts become full colonies throughout the Mediterranean.
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332 BCEConquest of the Levant by Alexander the Great who destroys Tyre.
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330 BCE - 64 BCEHellenistic Period in Byblos.
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64 BCEByblos conquered by the Roman general Pompey the Great.
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64 BCE - 395 CEByblos is a colony of the Roman Empire.
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395 CE - 637 CEByblos is a colony of the Byzantine Empire (formerly known as the Eastern Roman Empire).
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637 CEMuslim invasion of the Levant. The Byzantines are driven out.
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637 CEMuslim rule of Byblos and surrounding region. Byblos steadily declines through neglect.
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1098 CEChristian Crusaders invade Byblos.
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1099 CEMuslim rule restored in the region. Byblos continues to decline until it is forgotten.
