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Tower of Flies
The Tower of Flies was a formidable guard tower/fort at the medieval city-port of Acre which overlooked the harbour from a small island and protected the city’s rich maritime trade. It also served as a lighthouse.
Its precise origins are unknown, but it is an ancient structure, most likely built in Phoenician times. It was the Crusaders of Europe that redeveloped the tower to the height of its prowess during a re-fortification of the ancient port after the city’s capture in the First Crusade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author=Jewish Virtual Library )〕
The tower was also attached to a giant harbour chain that was strung across the harbour to prevent the entry of ships.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author=Tiscali.co.uk )〕 The ruins of the tower are still visible today.
==Origin of Name==
The tower gets its peculiar name from the Crusaders who first arrived at Acre; believing that they had arrived at the ancient Bible city of Ekron where one of the major deities was Ba'al-zebub, literally meaning the Lord of the Flies. Since the tower already existed and apparently garbage was frequently left at the site, it was named the Tower of Flies.
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