Tyre Necropolis, Roman necropolis in Tyre, Lebanon

Tyre Necropolis is a burial complex featuring stone sarcophagi, carved tomb chambers, and monumental graves spread across a Roman avenue. The site contains over 320 excavated urns and demonstrates construction methods shaped by different historical periods.

The cemetery served as the main burial ground from the tenth century BCE through the Byzantine period, showing continuous use across many centuries. It demonstrates how successive populations each left their own burial traditions and architectural marks at this location.

The burial site shows how people here honored their dead and what they placed with them for the afterlife. Visitors can see double urns, jugs, and bowls arranged alongside the remains, offering insight into local customs.

The site is accessible during daylight hours, and visitors should bring water and sun protection since shade is limited. Having a knowledgeable guide or local contact on hand makes navigation and safety more manageable.

The hippodrome at al-Bass measures 480 metres long and 160 metres wide, making it the largest and best-preserved Roman hippodrome after the Circus Maximus in Rome. Its track could seat about 30,000 spectators for chariot races, and in the third century CE it hosted the Heraclia games, held every four years in honour of Melqart-Heracles.