Siege of the largest and most important city-state of Phoenicia by Alexander the Great. It began in January 332 BCE and lasted until July 332 BCE (about 6 months). The setting was Tyre. It was part of Wars of Alexander the Great. Those involved included the Macedonian Empire, League of Corinth, the Kingdom of Tyre and the Achaemenid Empire.
Before and after
- from 336 BCE to 323 BCEWars of Alexander the Great
- from 335 BCE to 86 BCEConstruction of Lyceum
- 335 BCERise of peripatetic school
- 335 BCEAlexander the Great crosses into Asia
- from January 332 BCE to July 332 BCESiege of Tyre
- 20 January 330 BCEBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain
- 329 BCEConstruction of Panathenaic Stadium
- 327 BCESiege of the Sogdian Rock
- from 327 BCE to 325 BCEIndian campaign of Alexander the Great
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The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires. You can also browse everything in the 4th century BCE.