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 Sidon is one of
the famous names in ancient history. Located in South Lebanon, it was a great
Phoenician city-state reaching its flourishing peak during the Persian era
between the end of the 6th
century BC and mid 4th century BC.
It had many
cultural influences including the Egyptian Pharaohs and the Greeks. The Crusader
period
(1110-1291 AD) brought Sidon new prestige, as second of four baronies of
the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
The ruins of Sidon includes the fortress church known
as the Castle of the Sea which was erected by
the Crusading Knights of St. John,
and the Shell of the Castle of St. Louis (the Land Castle) which sits
atop the
Phoenician Acropolis near Murex hill.
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