A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to the city’s...
“There are four known Roman hippodromes in the Middle East,” a veteran archeologist recently told me. “In Beirut, they are...
Roman Berytus was one of the most lavish cities in the empire, featuring a massive chariot race track and theatre...
Solidere, the company rebuilding downtown Beirut, has taken a lot of flack for transforming the most ruinous part of the...
My chest and wrists still hurt from the arms of the men who tackled me, twisted my hands behind my...
I did this interview last week during the height of the media uproar over my assault by construction site staff...
Barely two months after the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, relatives of those who survived the mass killings...
A work cessation order at Beirut’s Roman Hippodrome site has been overruled and the dismantlement of ruins belonging to the...
Many readers of this blog will remember when I was physically assaulted by site staff at the excavation for the...
In addition to the possible Roman gate and road revealed in a previous post, the Landmark site dig (which could...