Tyrians were crucified on the beach. The others, some 30,000 people, were sold into slavery. The severity of reprisals reflected the length of the siege and Alexander's response to the Tyrians having executed some of his soldiers on the walls, in sight of the attackers. Following the capture of Tyre, Alexander moved south to attack Gaza. Alternative conclusion Polyaenus the Macedonian, in one of the two stratagems he gives about Alexander's siege of Tyre, provides a different account of Alexander’s conquest of the city. According to him, Alexander had marched into Arabia having left Parmenion in charge of the besieging force. The Tyrians found the courage to exit their walls and engage the Greeks, often beating them in various skirmishes. Alexander was informed and hurried back, reaching the city exactly when the Tyrians were fighting against a retreating Parmenion. Instead of attacking the Tyrians, he chose to march directly to the city, which he immediately took by force surprising its remaining garrison. Another view is that Alexander was so incensed at having to build a bridge to take the city of Tyre that he decided to kill or enslave most of Tyre's population. See also Admetus of Macedon List of Sieges of Tyre Diades of Pella Macedon References Sources BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER, Professor of Greek, Cornell,University. "THE FAMOUS SIEGE OF TYRE.: ALEXANDER THE GREAT: SIXTH PAPER." Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1881-1906), vol. LVII, no. 6, 04, 1899, pp. 818. ProQuest, Jongeling, Hans, The Siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. (2008 Master Thesis). Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2013-01-11. Tyre Tyre 332 BC Tyre History of Tyre, Lebanon 330s BC conflicts