Porphyreon was known as an important coastal station between Akka and Antakia in the late Roman province of Phoenice Prima. There is a comprehensive article on the state of the town by Tomasz Waliszewski and Mariusz Gwiazda1, and another by Tomasz B. Waliszewski and Ula Wicenciak2.
See:
- "Porphyreon". In Herbermann, Charles. Catholic Encyclopedia. 12. New York: Robert Appleton.
- Tomasz Waliszewski and Mariusz Gwiazda (2015). Porphyreon through the Ages: The Fading Archaeological Heritage of the Lebanese Coast. Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Volume 3, Number 4, 2015, pp. 330-348. DOI 10.1353/ema.2015.0043]
- Tomasz B. Waliszewski and Ula Wicenciak: Jiyeh (Porphyreon)Nouvelles découvertes sur le territoire de Sidon à l’époque hellénistique. Topoi Suppl. 13 · January 2015
References
- ↑Tomasz Waliszewski and Mariusz Gwiazda (2015). Porphyreon through the Ages: The Fading Archaeological Heritage of the Lebanese Coast. Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, Volume 3, Number 4, 2015, pp. 330-348. DOI 10.1353/ema.2015.0043
- ↑Tomasz B. Waliszewski and Ula Wicenciak, Jiyeh (Porphyreon)Nouvelles découvertes sur le territoire de Sidon à l’époque hellénistique. Topoi Suppl. 13 · January 2015.





