Pseudo-Dionysius of Tell-Mahre provides a month — June — but misdates the year of the earthquake, describing it in three separate entries as 553, 557, and 559 CE. In one entry, Pseudo-Dionysius reports that “a severe and powerful earthquake occurred, in addition to the other ones,” during which “numerous cities collapsed, as did the cities of Phoenicia — that is, Arabia and Palestine, Beirut, Tripolis, Tyre, Sidon, Sarepta, Byblos, Antarados, and the rest of their towns, villages, and districts, which fell and were ruined.” He also records a rockslide and the collapse of the city of Botrys. In another entry, he writes that “a powerful earthquake took place, and Beirut, as well as many other coastal cities and villages in Galilee, Arabia, Palestine, and Samaria, collapsed.” He further notes that “when the terrible earthquake suddenly happened, the sea from the city of Beirut and the other cities along the seashore of Phoenicia fell back, withdrew, retreated, and fled away as far as two miles in distance.” After this, “the immensity of the terrible sea suddenly ran to return to its former depths,” and while this surge was happening, “a severe earthquake occurred.” He also reports that a fire “blazed inside the ruins [of Beirut] for up to two months” with such intensity that “even the stones burned and turned into lime.” The fire was extinguished when “it rained for three days and three nights.” Emperor Justinian is said to have sent funds to aid the victims and rebuild “part of the city.”