Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated

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Why it mattersKey Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

246 BCE; Roman wall 200 CE

Period

Hellenistic Berenice 246 BCE Ptolemy III → Roman to Arab 642 CE

Culture

Hellenistic Berenice (Benghazi) port

Purpose

Benghazi Hellenistic port with 400 m Hellenistic grid and Ben II pottery type-site 600 BCE–642 CE 12 m stratigraphy

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1959

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated

2. 246 BCE; Roman wall 200 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated

3. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated

• Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — outlier feature

  32.1206° N · 20.0688° E

• Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Complex Annex 2

  complex

  complex at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — hydraulic feature

  32.1186° N · 20.0700° E

• Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Berenice — Benghazi Hellenistic Port Wall Laser-Gated — primary structure

  32.1191° N · 20.0679° E