8Castle of Byblos – Lebanon (circa 1100 BC)
Byblos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and its fortress history stretches back to the Phoenicians. The current castle was built by the Crusaders around 1100 AD using stones from Roman ruins. Over time, the structure absorbed influences from Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations, turning it into a living history book of Mediterranean empires.
