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Tyre ( / ˈtaɪər /; Arabic: صُور, romanized :Ṣūr; Phoenician: 𐤑𐤓, romanized:Ṣūr; Greek: Τύρος, translit. Týros) is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, [1] though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population.
History of Tyre, Lebanon. Aerial photo of Tyre, c. 1918. Tyre, in Lebanon, is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for over 4,700 years.
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- Ancient History
- Hellenistic Period
- Roman Era
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Founded at the start of the third millennium BC, Tyre originally consisted of a mainland settlement and a modest island city that lay a short distance off shore. It became an increasingly important port city in the region in the first millennium BC Phoenicia. In the 10th century BC, Hiram I, king of Tyre, joined two islets by landfill. Later, he ex...
Alexander the Great, in 332 BC, set out to conquer this strategic coastal city during the war between the Greeks and the Persians. Unable to storm the city, he blockaded it for seven months. Tyre held on but the conqueror used the debris of the abandoned mainland city to build a causeway and once within reach of the city's walls, Alexander used his...
The Romans built great important monuments in the city, including an aqueduct, a triumphal arch and the largest hippodrome in antiquity. Christianity appears in the history of Tyre, with the name Tyre being mentioned in the New Testament frequently. During the Byzantine era the Archbishop of Tyre was the primate of all the bishops of Phoenicia. At ...
Tyre surrendered to the Islamic armies in 634, the city offered no resistance and continued to prosper under its new rulers, exporting of sugar as well as objects made of pearl and glass making was a good source of income for the city.With the decline of the Abbasid caliphate, Tyre acquired some independence under the dynasty of Banu Aqil, vassals ...
Oct 17, 2022 · The port at ancient Tyre, colored lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843, via Wellcome Collection Few cities in the world can boast a history as lengthy and as storied as the city port of Tyre, which resides in modern-day Lebanon. Throughout thousands of years, the city has changed hands, witnessing the rise and fall
- Greg Beyer
Tyre. © Tim Schnarr. Located on the southern coast of Lebanon, 83 km south of Beirut, the antique town of Tyre was the great Phoenician city that reigned over the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage and according to legend, was the place of the discovery of purple pigment.
Sep 1, 2023 · The history of Tyre in Lebanon is a tapestry of civilization that stretches back over thousands of years. Situated on the southern coast of Lebanon along the Mediterranean Sea, Tyre has a rich and storied past that has left an indelible mark on the history of the region and the world.
Tyre , Arabic Ṣūr, City (pop., 2003 est.: 117,100), southern Lebanon. It was a major Phoenician port from c. 2000 bc through Roman times and later was noted for its silken garments and Tyrian purple dye.
