The Roman Hippodrome in Tyre Lebanon
The Roman Hippodrome in Tyre Lebanon
A UNESCO World Heritage Site
In ancient Rome chariot races commonly took place in a circus. When the Empire expanded to the Levant region they also built a Hippodrome. In this video I will tour the area showing the remains of the Roman architectures.
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Tyre hippodrome South of Lebanon biggest hippodrome in the ancient world هيبودروم صور جنوب لبنان
Tyre hippodrome South of Lebanon biggest hippodrome in the ancient world هيبودروم صور جنوب لبنان أكبر هيبودروم في العالم القديم
TYRE ANCIENT ROMAN HIPPODROME, LEBANON
Monumental Archway Tyre and hippodrome, South of Lebanon قوص النصر وحلبة سباق، صور جنوب لبنان
Monumental Archway Tyre and hippodrome, South of Lebanon قوص النصر وحلبة سباق، صور جنوب لبنان
The Roman Hippodrome In Tyre Lebanon
In ancient Rome chariot races commonly took place in a circus. When the Empire expanded to the Levant region they also built a Hippodrome. In this video I will tour the area showing the remains of the Roman architectures.
Líbano Lebanon Tyre Sour Hippodrome Hipódromo Ruinas romanas 2016
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Tyre, Lebanon: Al Bass Necropolis, Hippodrome
The ancient hippodrome where gladiatorial battles raged, Tyre, Lebanon.
LEBANON: TYRE: REMAINS OF ANCIENT CITY IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING
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Tyre, the remains of one of the world's oldest cities, is in danger of disappearing completely, archaeologists have warned.
The Phoenician city, situated in what is now Lebanon, has not only been damaged by the country's 15-year-old civil war, but is undergoing further deterioration as a result of building projects, pollution and pillaging.
In March the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) launched an international campaign to save the monument.
A-P-T-V took a look at the ancient site.
The remains of one of the world's oldest cities.
Tyre was occupied for some three-thousand years before Christ.
Phoenicians, Assyrians, Greeks and Romans are just some of the nationalities who lived here.
Throughout its long history it has suffered sieges and wars.
And more recently, it was damaged by Lebanon's 15-year civil war.
But even more recently, these ancient ruins have suffered as a result of rebuilding the country following the war.
Walls and buildings are being torn down to make way for new buildings and roads.
In March, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) launched an international campaign to safeguard the monument.
Frederico Mayor Zaragoza and a UNESCO delegation visited the site.
UNESCO's campaign aims to raise money to preserve the ruins as well as carrying out excavations on land and underwater where there's many shipwrecks.
SOUNDBITE: (Arabic)
What is important about this campaign, which has been launched by UNESCO is the return of international confidence in Lebanon and the stability of the South. There are certain political & social inclinations to this. We appreciate UNESCO, and it's Director-General for launching this campaign at a time when Lebanon's South is under great Israeli pressure.
SUPERCAPTION: Mo'een Hamzeh, Head of Natural Resources committee
In its heyday, Tyre headed a trading centre which had a virtual monopoly of maritime trade in the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coast from Wales to Africa.
This, however, was not the city's only claim to fame.
It was from here that the alphabet was invented - which was later copied and adapted by the Greeks.
SOUNDBITE: (Arabic)
Tyre is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is mentioned in old scriptures, specially in the Bible. The glory of Tyre, it's closeness to the sea, as a trading centre, Tyre which has enriched many with it's riches,
all this is mentioned.
SUPERCAPTION: Antoine Harb, Head of research and studies committee in the National Association for the Protection of the Heritage of South Lebanon
According to the Bible, King Solomon asked Hirarr, the king of Tyre, to buy wood and services of craftsmen to build the Temple in Jerusalem.
Such is Tyre's historical associations that Tyre has long been an attraction for tourists from around the world.
Now that there is peace in Lebanon, tourists are beginning to return.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
We found a lot of the sites are very good. The sad thing is a lot have seemed to be covered over during the war, which has been a great shame.
SUPERCAPTION: English tourist
Unless immediate action is taken to protect this ancient heritage site it will be lost to future generations.
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Travel Vlog - explore the city of Tyre / Sour and travel through South Lebanon.
Travel vlog - explore the city of Tyre (or Sour in arabic) and travel through South Lebanon up to the border town of Naqoura.
Tyre is an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Dido (the founder and first queen of Carthage). Today it is the second largest city in South Lebanon after Sidon (Saida). In Tyre, you will find several archaeological sites. The archaeological remains date back mainly to Roman times, including baths, an arena, a colonnaded road, a triumphal arch, an aqueduct and a hippodrome. As a tourist, you shouldn't miss the old town of Tyre with its fishing harbour and the neighbouring Christian Quarter. In the modern part of Tyre, you will find the corniche with plenty of restaurants and cafes.
South Lebanon is a primarily rural area. Driving through the countryside, one comes across many picturesque villages and small towns. The village of Maghdouche is one such place. It is located about 3 kms inland on the top of a hill. Maghdouche is known for the Lady of Mantara Statue and the Lady of Mantara Church.
The area along the Lebanese-Israeli border is also extremely beautiful and definitely worth exploring. Naqoura is a small coastal town located right at the border with Israel. It is home to a large UNIFIL base (the United Nations peacekeeping mission to Lebanon).
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Built in 2750 i.CH (Herodotus) Conquered by Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans Persians, Arabs, Crusaders. Mentioned in the Old Testament. Does UNESCO heritage monuments. Tourist center importantly - the main driveway and sidewalks lined with colonnades, arena, cemetery, monumental arch, Roman and Byzantine Sidewalk road, aqueduct, hippodrome.
Tyre's ancient hippodrome hosts gruelling military Olympiad
The unit of six UNIFIL French peacekeepers, carrying a stretcher with a colleague strapped to it, turned the corner and saw the menacing lattice of ropes about 50 cm off the ground glinting in the afternoon light. They hardly broke their pace as they yelled instructions to each other, and then leopard-crawled at haste under the web of ropes, dragging their stretcher-bound teammate with them. The crowd watching roared in appreciation. Close on their heels were teams from the Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL Malaysia, Ghana and Republic of Korea contingents. The dust kicked up by the competition caught the evening sun as it no doubt used to during Roman times when chariots entertained the crowds.
The archaeological Roman hippodrome in the Lebanese city of Tyre is one of the largest and best preserved hippodrome in the world. The site once seated around 20,000 spectators and hosted dramatic chariot races. Last Sunday, this ancient site was a fitting backdrop for the annual Military Olympiad between UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
As teams of Lebanese military personnel and UNIFIL peacekeepers sweated it out in friendly, but gruelling competitions, Brigadier General Liot de Nortbecourt, UNIFIL Chief of Staff, contextualised the event, “The reason we're here today is to support two associations that take care of wounded soldiers, their families and children of martyrs. The first one is a French association based in Paris ‘Terre Fraternité’ and the second association ‘Association of the Martyr Lt Col Sobhi Al Akoury’ is named after the first LAF martyr in Nahr al-Bared battles and it protects and supports the families and children of these Lebanese Army martyrs.”
Each association received a donation of US$ 23,000, but not before military personnel had to compete in boot-camp style events. These included “Chronos”, where teams of 10 personnel race to pull a 6,100-kg truck for 150 metres, and the appropriately named “Hades”, where teams of seven each had to do a rugged cross fit relay circuit.
By far the most dramatic event was “Ares”, where teams of six personnel competed in an additive-relay circuit that included running over ropes in one section and leopard crawling under ropes in another. On each lap, a new accessory was added to weigh down the competitors. By the penultimate lap individual participants were each carrying a flak jacket, helmet, water can, backpack and dummy rifle - over the ropes, and then under the ropes. In the final lap the entire team had to carry the equipment as well as a colleague strapped to a stretcher - over the ropes, and then under the ropes - dragging the casualty with them. The crowd vocalized their support. After the event, both UNIFIL and LAF participants high-fived and congratulated one another for completing the gruelling event.
“This is another way of showing [that] the Lebanese Army are our brothers in arms, through games, laughs, and songs,” said a smiling UNIFIL Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Nortbecourt. “This is another way of connecting with the families of the martyrs and the wounded soldier, and to strengthen our relationships and support to the LAF.”
Since 2006, UNIFIL has operated in south Lebanon under UN Security Council Resolution 1701. One of the key aspects of this mandate is supporting its strategic partner, the LAF, the local population.
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First Day In Tyre, South Lebanon!
Speaking to the hotel manager where I am staying, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, I asked why there were so few tourists.
“They have been scared off by the Revolution”, he said. The Revolution is the protests being held all over Lebanon. They want to overthrow the Government.
So, I have this historic town all to myself, apart from the locals that is.
Tyre is an old fishing village, and the fishing is still very much active today! The town is over 7,000 years old. So imagine that: there has been fishing here for the last 7,000 years. It is one of the oldest towns in the World.
As for the Arab Markets here in Tyre, or Souks as we say in Arabic, they are the real thing. Not the synthetic, tourist focused, selling fake junk, souvenirs, that you see in the bigger towns and cities of Lebanon.
You can imagine that this market hasn’t fundamentally changed over thousands of years. Yes, thousands of years.
The meat, the vegetables, spices, jewellery, spoons, clothing: all would have been fundamentally the same in Roman times. Ok, they now sell Fairy washing up liquid, Kitkats and Coca Cola, but that is the town’s only compromise.
You can spend hours wandering around, getting lost, perusing. Soaking in the smells, the atmosphere.
I almost forgot! The Roman archaeological sites. There are loads of them, including the largest surviving Hippodrome from the Roman Empire. Hippodrome? No, it has nothing to do with hippopotamus! Horses, of course. It is where the Romans had their chariot races, that they were so very fond of!
Lastly, Tyre is where the UN Peace Keeping Forces are based in South Lebanon. And there are lots of them, mostly sight seeing by the looks of things, as I saw them at a number of the Roman sights.
This must be a good sign that all is peaceful at the moment.
I will have a special blog of my robust interview with some Italian UN Peacekeeping troops!
So, Tyre has lots going for it. And I haven’t even talked about the beaches! Keep on watching Bumbling Brendan to find out more on Tyre.
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Harbor of Tyre south of Lebanon and fishing ميناء صور جنوب لبنان وصيد الأسماك
Harbor of Tyre south of Lebanon and fishing ميناء صور جنوب لبنان وصيد الأسماك