Siege of Tyre
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The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
event in ancient history
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military conflict → siege → |
| aimedAt |
denying Persian fleet bases in Phoenicia
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securing control of the eastern Mediterranean coast → |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid loyalist forces
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Greek allies of Alexander → Macedonian Empire → Phoenician city of Tyre → |
| commander |
Alexander the Great
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Azemilcus of Tyre → |
| conflictOf |
Wars of Alexander the Great
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| countryAtTime |
Achaemenid Empire
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| endTime |
332 BC
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| followedBy |
Alexander’s march into Egypt
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siege of Gaza (in some campaign sequences, but chronologically Gaza followed Tyre’s fall) → |
| hasDuration |
about seven months
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| hasLocation |
Phoenicia
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Tyre → eastern Mediterranean → |
| hasParticipant |
Alexander the Great
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Kingdom of Tyre → Macedonian Empire → Tyrians → |
| historicalContext |
Alexander’s invasion of the Achaemenid Empire
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| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
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| notableConsequence |
demonstration of Alexander’s siege engineering capabilities
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permanent connection of Tyre’s island to the mainland → |
| notableFeature |
defense by heavily fortified island city
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massive mole built from the mainland to the island → |
| opponent |
Alexander the Great
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Tyre → |
| partOf |
Alexander the Great’s campaigns
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| precededBy |
Siege of Gaza (332 BC)
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| recordedBy |
Arrian
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Diodorus Siculus → Quintus Curtius Rufus → |
| result |
Macedonian victory
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| resultedIn |
Macedonian control of the eastern Mediterranean coast
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capture of Tyre by Alexander the Great → destruction of much of the city of Tyre → enslavement of many Tyrian inhabitants → |
| startTime |
332 BC
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| usedTactic |
assault by land and sea
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battering rams → construction of a causeway to the island → naval blockade → siege towers → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Battle of Issus
("Siege of Tyre (332 BC)")
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followedBy |
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Asian campaign
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includesEvent |
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Alexander the Great
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notableBattle |
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Hephaestion
("Siege of Tyre (332 BC)")
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participatedIn |