which other civilizations periods did the first city see?
Hellenistic period
Beirut
In 140BC, the Phoenician city was destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon in his contest with Antiochus VII Sidetes for the throne of the Hellenistic Seleucid monarchy. Laodicea in Phoenicia was built upon the same site on a more conventional Hellenistic plan. 
who opened trade between india and the mediterranean world The Roman Empire. which items were traded? Animals. which were the major ports on the roman side? Arsinoe, Berenice and Myos Hormos. when was this trade started? 130 BCE through which waterbody did this trade take place? Mediterranean Sea. which ancient civilizations were there around it apart from the one discussed above?? The Greek city states and the Phoenicians. when did the last civilization reach its peak? In the Iron Age. did they colonize any area? They established numerous colonies and trading posts along the coasts of the Mediterranean. which were the flourishing industries there? Glass-making, engraved and chased metalwork. which were the prominent cities? Berut, Arqa and Baalbek.
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Beirut [SEP] Hellenistic period
In 140BC, the Phoenician city was destroyed by Diodotus Tryphon in his contest with Antiochus VII Sidetes for the throne of the Hellenistic Seleucid monarchy. Laodicea in Phoenicia was built upon the same site on a more conventional Hellenistic plan. Present-day Beirut overlies this ancient one, and little archaeology was carried out until after the end of the civil war in 1991. The salvage excavations after 1993 have yielded new insights in the layout and history of this Hellenistic period. Public architecture included several areas and buildings. Mid-1st-century coins from Berytus bear the head of Tyche, goddess of fortune; on the reverse, the city's symbol appears: a dolphin entwines an anchor.