THE SIEGE OF TYRE: Alexander the Great and the Gateway to Empire

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In-depth analysis on Alexander's campaign against the city of Tyre, featuring catapults, triremes, religious invocations, close combat, and marvels of engineering, including a massive manmade causeway from the mainland to the island. The siege is thoroughly analyzed from the standpoint of what is plausible given the nature of the technology of the time and what we now know of the geology and physical fortifications of ancient Tyre. Details the background leading up to the siege: Alexander's army, his invasion of Asia Minor, the sieges of Miletus and Halicarnassus, and the battles of the Granicus and Issus. Describes the culture, people, cities, and economy of ancient Phoenicia to place the story of the siege in a broader context. Contains 12 illustrations.