The ancient city of Tyre is located along the coast of Phoenicia in modern Lebanon. The site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. The city became a prominent Phoenician city-state between the 9th and 6th centuries BCE, settling prestigious colonies around the Mediterranean Sea, such as Carthage and Leptis Magna. It went under Persian rule in 572 BCE, before being conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. Monumental archaeological remains dated from the subsequent Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval periods led to its inscription on its archaeological remains on the UNESCO World’s Heritage list in 1984.
The ancient city of Tyre is located along the coast of Phoenicia in modern Lebanon The site has been occupied since the Bronze Age The city became a prominent Phoenician city-state between the 9th and 6th centuries BCE settling prestigious colonies around the Mediterranean Sea such as Carthage and Leptis Magna It went under Persian rule in 572 BCE before being conquered by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE Monumental archaeological remains dated from the subsequent Hellenistic Roman Byzantine and Medieval periods led to its inscription on its archaeological remains on the UNESCO World’s Heritage list in 1984