Wednesday 19 December 2012

299 LB - Tyre (1984)

Brief Description

"According to legend, purple dye was invented in Tyre. This great Phoenician city ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times."

提尔城

"传说认为提尔城是紫色颜料的诞生地。它曾是最雄伟的腓尼基城市,当时腓尼基人统治着一些海域,建立了像卡地兹和迦太基这样繁荣的殖民地。它的历史地位在十字军东征之后逐步衰落,但仍保留了许多主要是罗马时期的重要的考古遗物。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/299

Courtesy of Steve from Netherlands





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