The Siege of Tyre was orchestrated by Alexander the Great in 332 BC during his campaigns against the Persians. The Macedonian army was unable to capture the city, which was a strategic coastal base on the Mediterranean Sea, through conventional means because it was on an island and had walls right up to the sea. Alexander responded to this problem by first blockading and besieging Tyre for seven months, and then by building a causeway that allowed him to breach the fortifications.
Location:
- Lebanon, Tyre
- geo:33.268452,35.205742
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- -332 / unknown
Class:
- Site of historic event
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=30177
- livius:battle=tyre-332-bce
- wikidata:entity=Q815233
Annotations
Nearby
Stele of Ramesses II
Stele of the Pharaoh Ramesses II with Hieroglyphic Inscription. Tyre. Currently in the National Museum of Beirut.
Hippodrome Tyrus
Hippodrome Tyrus
Tyre, Aqueduct
Aqueduct