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Near East earthquake of 1759

 * ... that the remains of the ancient Roman Empire settlement of Baalbek were almost completely destroyed during the Near East earthquake of 1759?
 * ALT1: ... that the remains of the ancient Roman Empire settlement of Baalbek were practically destroyed during the Near East earthquake of 1759?
 * Reviewed: Alison Weir

Created/expanded by Dawnseeker2000 (talk). Self nom at 19:39, 31 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Looks good to me, with the exception of the phrase "nearly completely"—I'd use "almost completely" as this is one of those stock phrases, whereas "nearly completely" has a jarring effect to it like "none more black". GRAPPLE   X  03:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I see now how that comes off the tongue a little funny. Thanks for pointing that out. My aim was to stay clear of close paraphrasing of the source, which says "almost entirely destroyed", and I sacrificed a better word choice to do that. I've changed the hook to match your suggestion and I have provided an alternate hook just in case. Thanks, Dawnseeker2000   03:56, 5 June 2012 (UTC)