History of the Phoenician City of Tyre from the Bronze Age to the Age of Alexander 

As someone born and raised in Tyre, which we call Sour in the local language, i appreciate your work so much! Sometimes i walk around the old ruins of Tyre and look at people around walking and not realizing what they are standing next to!

There’s so much history in the near east it almost makes me Tyred…

Nowadays Tyre is a peninsula and not island anymore. As far I understand it was precisely because of the bridge Alexander built. It changes the sediment deposition pattern and expanded the bridge. Fascinating stuff

Cy to add to your excellent report The Tyrians refused Alexander’s bid to sacrifice in the main citadel because symbolically that would mean he had true dominion over the city (ancient superstition/tradition ) instead offering him the temple in the old Tyre. It wasn’t exactly Herakles either it was Melkart the supposed Phoenician equivalent. Great video!!

I’m pretty sure that causeway remains to this day, expanded upon slowly over time, turning the island into a peninsula.

It's insane to me how much ancient writing we have. I want to read it all.

I recently was reading Ezekiel and came across the Lord's destruction of, thanks for the docu coverage, just rapping my head around it looking for possible consistency

Phoenicia is the old Lebanon. I visited more than 80 countries and Lebanon is one of the top 3 most beautiful countries I ever visited.

I’ve been looking forward to this. Trying to work out a story involving Agenor and his rise to kingship following both the myths and history. Not always easy. Keep up the good work, Cy

This is another great video Cy! Excellent work, as per usual. Ancient Levantine cities are always fascinating to learn about. I'd love to see you cover more!

I was listening to the History of Egypt podcast today, and it was heavily focused on the letters from the governor of the city of Byblos, Rib-Hadda, who was constantly petitioning the king of Egypt for aid against a rebellious vassal, Abdi-Ashirta & sons, but was (seemingly) often ignored. Felt really bad for the guy... Great vid as usual. Byblos in the future I hope? :D

Good stuff! Thank you for putting this together.

Another great video. Thank you!

Nice! More videos on Phoenicians!

Another awesome video. Would love to see the series continue with Byblos, Arados and eventually Cartaghe!

Thanks for the content!

Citium (Citium) is the Latinised form of the Ancient Greek name Kition (Κιτιον), which is itself the Hellenised form of a Phoenician name attested in the forms 𐤊𐤕‎ (kt) and 𐤊𐤕𐤉‎ (kty), among the names of other Cypriot cities, and considered to refer to Kition. The town with the name Kittim in the bible, used by the Hebrews to designate all of Cyprus and even lands further west. Literary evidence suggests an early Phoenician presence also at Kition which was under Tyrian rule at the beginning of the 10th century BC. Some Phoenician merchants who were believed to come from Tyre colonized the area and expanded the political influence of Kition. After c. 850 BC the sanctuaries [at the Kathari site] were rebuilt and reused by the Phoenicians." Ptolemy I conquered Cyprus in 312 BC and killed Poumyathon, the Phoenician king of Kition, and burned the temples. Shortly afterwards the Cypriot city-kingdoms were dissolved and the Phoenician dynasty of Kition was abolished.

Thank you for putting this together

Another History with Cy video! I am here for it! haha. I find pre-Peloponnesian war history is what catches my attention the most. Probably because the lack of remaining records leaves so much for want.

Thank you, it's about time. Greatly appreciated

Thank you very much for the in-depth information on tyre🙏🏽✝️🕊️

Thank you for new video!

Your vids are always so well researched and presented. Thanks for putting forth so much effort. I hope you are making a lot of money.

Very interesting, as always! 😎🙏🙌

this timeline is very intriguing to me, good video

I find it amazing, with how fast Alexander III generally was with his conquests, how long they managed to hold him off and delay his army.

2 videos this week young man you are spoiling us and really enjoy your work

Excellent Episode

basically every fertile crescent region city: long history of defending against/losing/bargaining/becoming vassals to egyptians/assyrians/babylonians/persians until: "the city then was hellenised and lost it's identity before it was taken by romans."

I just found your channel, you just earned another subscriber!

The Phoenicians are very interesting thank you for this.

I just watched, very impressive!😮😍

Phoenician city series!! Let’s go!

👏👏👏👏👏👏 when I read the bible about the war between Yah and Baal this is what comes to mind. Finally someone got it right.

Thanks for portuguese audio

I’ll never get Tyred of watching your videos!

Never get tired about hearing about Tyre. I'll see myself out.

Valeu!

Excellent, I've always been curious about the other near eastern areas that aren't Israelites

Eeeey the lord of the east and west- king of the winds, the most high of the historical YT sphere has returned with more 🔥 Thanks Cy!

More History with Cy? My cup overfloweth! Also, is your full name Cyrus? I might be remembering correctly that you mentioned you were Zoroastrian

Cy could you talk one day about the coinage that were used by the Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanians?

Great! Can I repost your videos on another platform?

I never Tyre of hearing about this city!

The Phoenicians are back! Yes! And it's the big kahuna to boot!

Byblos and Acre video pls

oh, you are gonna talk about all the important Canaanite cities? That's freaking dope! Will you talk about the city of Jericho and Moab too? About Moab... I am still confused about its identity. On one hand it's obviously a Canaanite city with clear sign of canaanite beliefs and culture. However, the Israelites called them canaanite sometimes and sometimes they didn't. In the book of Joshua the Moabites are left alone during the conquest and their land is "called land of Moab", presenting it as a separate land from Canaan, even tho they are clearly canaanites, a big canaanite state, yes, possibly a small empire, but canaanite none the less... It's confusing. I know that Canaanite is a rather deceptive word, cause they were never a unified people. But still, it's like if the persians called most of Greece and greek citystates "Greece", but called Athen "the Athenian state", making it separate from the rest of Greece in their literature out of nowere. It's just... weird...

Wherever the Greeks invaded, death, destruction and total annihilation followed. The Hellenistic Era is one of the worst and darkest eras in human history. On the same level as the Mongol invasions.

will watch this 150x like i did the other videos. XD

Cities with names like Tyre, Tyrios, Tyrias, Troas, Troy were founded by western pre Iranian TIRAS folks also known as Tyir, TyrNanGog, Astures, Sharatini, Saturni, Raeatea, Rhaetians, Thraxians, Thrace from 4300?-1200bc. Invaded in 3400bc by TUBAL folks and in 1100-500bc by CANAAN folks.

Mad Alexander shows no mercy

I have to say, I strongly prefer your voice.

Do you know the land called manali from Tamilnadu, india,

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Wouldn't 'king baal' mean 'king lord' ?

WHY CANT WE HAVE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST? - humanity for the last 7000 years…

The King of Tyre was the ruler of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon. Late Bronze Age rulers Abi-Milku c. 1350-1335 BC Mayor/Ruler of Tyre during the period of the Amarna letters correspondence (1350-1335 BC) Aribas fl. c. 1230 Baal-Termeg (or Baalat-Remeg) c. 1220 Baal c. 1193 Pummay c.1163-1125 Kings of the Sidonians (with Tyre as capital), 990-785 BC Abibaal 993-981 BC His beginning date is conjectural. Hiram I 980-947 BC Contemporary of David and Solomon Baal-Eser I (Balazeros I, Ba‘l-mazzer I)946-930 BC Abdastartus (‘Abd-‘Astart)929-921 BC Astartus (‘Ashtart)920-901 BC Killed predecessor. First of 4 brothers to reign. Deleastartus (Dalay-‘Ashtart)900-889 BC Astarymus (‘Ashtar-rom)888-880 BC Phelles (Pilles)879 BC Last of the 4 brothers Ithobaal I (Ethbaal I)878-847 BC Killed predecessor. Father of Biblical Jezebel. Baal-Eser II (Balazeros II, Ba‘l-mazzer II)846-841 BC Paid tribute to Shalmaneser III in 841 BC Mattan I840-832 BC Father of Pygmalion and DidoPygmalion (Pummay)831-785 BC Dido fled from Pygmalion and founded Carthage during his reign. Assyrian ascendancy: 8th and 7th centuries BC The Neo-Assyrian Empire established its control over the area and ruled through vassals who are named in Assyrian records. Ithobaal II (Tuba‘il)750-739 BC Name found only on Iran Stele of Tiglath-Pileser III. Gave tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III. Hiram II739-730 BC Also paid tribute to Tiglath-Pileser III Mattan II730-729 BC Elulaios (Luli)729-694 BC Abd Melqart694-680 BC Baal I680-660 BC Post-Assyrian period Menander's Tyrian king list also described the period from Ithobaal III through Hiram III. Tyre regained independence with Assyria's demise, although Egypt controlled Tyre during some of the time afterwards. Eventually, Tyre fell under the control of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. missing-592 BC Ithobaal III (Ethbaal III)591-573 BCThis is the king mentioned in Ezekiel 28:2 at the time of the fall of Jerusalem. Carthage became independent of Tyre in 574 BC. Under control of Babylon 573-539 BC Baal II573-564 BC Yakinbaal564 BC Shoftim of Tyre In the 560s the monarchy was overthrown and an oligarchic government established, headed by "judges" or shoftim (cf. Carthage). The monarchy was restored with the ascension of Hiram III to the throne. Chelbes564-563 BC Abbar563-562 BC Mattan III and Ger Ashthari562-556 BC Baal-Eser III556-555 BC Hiram III551-532 BC

For the Algorithm.... AND THE PHOENICIANS!!

Original merchants of Tyedye.

So disappointed the inventor of the wheel didn't come from Tyre.

Still nothing on Chaldeans ? come on we had Nebuchadnezzar , Nabupolossar, Belshazzr, Marduk Baladan, Amel Marduk, Marduk apla addina II ! Hammurabi, We created astrology as well. we had skirmish’s with the Assyrians, Ahsurbanipals library was mostly books on Chaldean Astronomy astrology and religious texts and all that.

all people of the levant were one people called the aramaic

Sennacherib's new demands made them tyred of it and rebel.

Great exposition, but no mention of any connection with neighbours like Syria, Israel and Judah, just the empires. Wasn't Ahab's wife Jezebel supposed to be a Tyrian Princess and King David's palace and Solomons Temple were both claimed to be built with the help of Tyre?

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Lucky , Israelis did not get their dirty hands on Tyre

Greedy and arrogant kingsmen...slaves will always break out of tyranny. The kings are dead. Long live the people...long and properous.

Think Alexander sacked Tyre because of all the puns?

Why is this not narrated in English but in Brazilian Portuguese?

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I wonder the true nature of the Phoenician cities to each other.

every "history" video is just the wars

That spinning background is horrible

I support a Middle East that accepts non Arab and non Muslim culture. Reason: in its inception, the area was diverse. Most non diverse societies in the region are nothing to brag about.

Imagine your city is destroyed because some self righteous priest wouldn't let somebody honor one of their Gods.

Akre,Dor now Israheli control,with nabatean negev desert arab land

BCE not BC

Alexander the not so great strikes again.

I love how thick modern historians are today. It shouldn't take six years of 'mandarin school' to figure out the obvious: - The Phoenicians, as claimed by contemporaries like Herodotus, flourished due to early control of shipping, but also by piracy and the monopolization of religious, trading, and governmental powers under one trading network through her colonies, like some proto-Hanseatic League. They were sailing the 'high-seas' while the Gyppos were still figuring out how to float a dingy down the Nile. - All the Sea Peoples origins have links to Phoenician colonizers. The Sherdan with their horned helmets and solar disks (think Ba'al/El). Thebes, Argos, and Mycenae all have founding links to Phoenicia. Crete/Minos was so obviously founded by Phoenicians the historians have to be getting paid off at this point to ignore this. At least they admit Cadmus was Phoenician. - Then these mysterious "Sea Peoples" go around and sack the entire world, EXCEPT for all these Phoenician trading cities and colonies abroad. The Egyptians have a special relationship with the Phoenicians, since they were the ones supplying the cedarwood for Egyptian temples, hence they are spared. - Immediately after this, the Phoenicians start their Golden Age. Meanwhile their cousins, the Israelites, are founding their 12 tribes and securing the Phoenician hinterland, sporting similar names that the Egyptians were calling the Sea Peoples. Wesh-ash (Tribe of Asher), Dan-yen (Tribe of Dan). ... .. - " BUT WHO WERE THE SEA PEOPLES?!" *facepalm*

Came upon this because I was studying about it in the bible. Tyre is mentioned in the old and new testament. Thìs shows you how accurate the BIBLE is! The bible tells you what would happen to Tyre. Jesus himself quoted Tyre. Did not see the connection. You lost me!!!!