Tyre

Tyre was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from c. 1000 to 332 BCE, about 668 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Island city that led Phoenicia under Hiram I, ally of Solomon. It founded Carthage, withstood a 13-year siege by Nebuchadnezzar II, and fell to Alexander after he built a causeway in 332 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 1000 to 332 BCE
Duration: 668 years
Type: State
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Semitic
Capital: Tyre

Events in Middle East during its time

853 BCE Battle of Qarqar
722 BCE Assyria conquers Samaria
612 BCE Fall of Nineveh
587 BCE Destruction of Jerusalem
539 BCE Cyrus takes Babylon

Neighbours in Middle East

Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE
Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
Kingdom of Judah c. 930 to 587 BCE
Urartu c. 860 to 590 BCE
Kingdom of Israel c. 930 to 720 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe
Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Tyre exist?

c. 1000 to 332 BCE, about 668 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Tyre?

Levant, in Middle East. Its capital was Tyre.

What language did Tyre speak?

Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.