Tyros (city)

Tyros is a Seleukid city in Phoenicia. It was conquered by Seleukos II during the Second Seleukid-Antigonid War.

The city has been home of Phoenician traders since time immemorial. For many centuries the traders of the Phoenician cities traveled as far as Hispania far to the east, and everything in between the two areas. It was one of the final cities in the region to fall to Alexander when he campaigned through Persia, razing parts of the city for its defiance. After Seleukos II conquered the city for the Seleukid Empire, the city was sacked again and many valuables brought back to Seleukeia Megala.