This lovely mountain resort town is perched above the eastern end of
the beautiful Kadisha Gorge and at the foothills of the Cedars of Lebanon.
It is the brith place of Lebanon's most famous author
Khalil Gibran. It has a small museum which pays tribute to him.
Beiteddine palace was built over a period of thirty years by Emir Bechir Chehab II.
It's architecture reflects the typical oriental architecture of the 19th century Ottoman Era.
It is remarkable for its glamorous
arcades, multicolored mosaic floors, reception rooms, harems, hammams
and even by its guest house "Diyafa" where passing guests were lodged
(French poet Lamartine stayed once there).
Detail of the Sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos, seated
on a cherub throne, before an offering table, 13th century B.C (National Museum of Beirut).
Around 1200 B.C. the scribes of Byblos developed an alphabetic phonetic script, the precursor of our modern
alphabet. By 800 B.C., it had traveled to Greece, changing forever the way man communicated.
Located in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, Baalbek is an ancient city
that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Originally
Canaanite (3rd century BC), the Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines,
and Arabs successively occupied Ba'albek and left their imprints on the
place, often modifying what existed previously.
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Michael Fares was one of 19 Students Honored for Academic Excellence by the William and Mary Alumni Association
April 28, 2009
A group of 19 students was honored with academic prizes and awards by the
William and Mary Alumni Association on April 28, during a ceremony at the Alumni
House on the William and Mary campus.
The Alumni Association has awarded Student Academic prizes annually to outstanding William and Mary students for the past 24 years.
This year's awardees include: Claire Grandy '09, Stephanie Warren '09, Jennifer MacLure '10, Aaron Fallon '10, Elizabeth Sutherland '09, David R. Gordon '09, Klaudyna Kasztelaniec '09, Caitlin Cook '09, Kelly Hallinger '09, Sarah Milam '09, Graham Lederer '09, Jennifer Whitten '09, Douglas Dean '09, Michael Johnson '09, Michael Fares '09, Julia Pentz '09, Rebekkah Brown '09, Jaime Macadangdang '09 and Rachel Walsh '09.
The students were honored this year in the areas of dedication in the areas of literature, drama, poetry, business, chemistry, physics, geology, music, history, art, art history, biology, government and international relations.
Michael Fares, was recognized for his academic excellence and bestowed the History Award.
