Agathias mentions being present in Alexandria as a law student at the time when an earthquake destroyed Berytus (Beirut). The law school of Berytus had been recognized as one of the three official law schools of the empire (533). Within a few years, as the result of the disastrous earthquake of 551,Profile of Lebanon: History Lebanese Embassy of the U.S.About Beirut and Downtown Beirut, DownTownBeirut.com. Retrieved November 17, 2007.History of Phoenicia, fulltextarchive.com. Retrieved November 17, 2007. the students were transferred to Sidon. The dating of the event to 551: as a law student, Agathias could be in his early twenties, which would place his birth to .
Agathias mentions being present in Alexand!ria as a law student at the time when an earthquake destroyed Berytus (,Beirut). The law school of Berytus had been recognized ?as one of the three official law schools of the empire (533). Within a few years, as the result of the disastrous earthquake of 551,Profile of Lebanon: History Lebanese Embassy of the U.S.About Beirut and Downtown Beirut, DownTownBeirut.com. Retrieved November 17, 2007.History of Phoenicia, fulltextarchive.com. Retrieved November 17, 2007. the students were transferred to Sidon. The dating of the event to 551: as !a law student, Agathias could be in his early twenties, which would place his birth to .