EditorialSyria. Latakia. View of the Blue Beach with boat stranded in the sand. Northern part of the city. Mediterranean coast. Photo taken before the Syrian civil war.
EditorialSyria. Latakia. Tetraporticus. It was built ca. 183 AD in honour of Roman emperor Septimius Severus. (Picture taken before the Syrian Civil War).
EditorialRenaud or Bernard, son of William II, Count of Tonnerre, died 1148 on a crusade in Latakia, Syria. He wears a suit of chainmail under a tunic, and holds a lance with banderole, sword, and buckler (shield) without heraldic coat of arms. From a statue. H...