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What natural disasters destroyed the Roman city of Beirut in 551 CE?
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The Roman city of Beirut was destroyed by a series of earthquakes, which culminated in a major earthquake and a tidal wave in 551 CE. By the time the city was occupied by Muslim forces in 635 CE, it remained largely in ruins.1