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'''Beirut''' (Pearl of the Middle East) is the capital of [[Lebanon]]. It is known as "the city that will not die" because it has been under near constant conflict for two decades.

'''Beirut''' is the capital of [[Lebanon]]. Its inhabitants refer to it as "the city that will not die," as it has been under near constant conflict for two decades, although with major damage.

Beirut stands on the site of a very ancient settlement dating back 5000 years. Its name appeared in cuneiform inscriptions as early as the 14th century B.C. In the first century B.C., Berytus, as it was then called, became a [[Roman]] colony and under Roman rule was the seat of a famous law school which remained active into the Byzantine era.

Beirut stands on the site of a very ancient settlement dating back 5000 years. Its name appeared in cuneiform inscriptions as early as the 14th century B.C. In the first century B.C., Berytus, as it was then called, became a [[Roman]] colony and under Roman rule was the seat of a famous law school which remained active into the Byzantine era.