Tyre | Ancient City & Historical Site | Britannica
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Tyre, town on the Mediterranean coast of southern Lebanon, located 12 miles (19 km) north of the modern border with Israel and 25 miles (40 km) south of Sidon (modern Ṣaydā). It was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 bce through the Roman period.
Tyre, Lebanon - Wikipedia
WEBIt originally consisted of two distinct urban centres: Tyre itself, which was on an island just 500 to 700m offshore, and the associated settlement of Ushu on the adjacent mainland, later called Palaetyrus, meaning "Old Tyre" in Ancient Greek. [7]
Map of Ancient Tyre
WEBHistorical Map of Tyre; illustrating the present coastline, Harbor of Sidon, City Wall, Causeway built by Alexander, Harbor or Egypt, Old Tyre (ruins), Island of Hercules (now submerged).
Tyre - World History Encyclopedia
WEBNov 23, 2021 · This purple dye was highly valued and held royal connotations in the ancient world. It also gave the Phoenicians their name from the Greeks - Phoinikes - which means "purple people". The city-state was the most powerful in all of Phoenicia after surpassing its sister state Sidon.
Tyre | For UNESCO World Heritage Travellers
WEBTyre comprises the remains of the largest mercantile city of the Phoenicians. In its commercial heyday around 1,000 BCE, the people of Tyre founded colonies from Greece to Carthage and Cadiz. The city was particularly known for the production of a rare and expensive sort of purple dye.
The Phoenician city of Tyre - A rich history of industry, mythology and ...
WEBJan 26, 2015 · Greek mythology states that Europa, for whom the continent of Europe was named, was a Phoenician princess of Tyre who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull, and brought to the island of Crete. On the island, Zeus revealed his identity, and Europa became the first queen of Crete.
History of Tyre, Lebanon - Wikipedia
WEBThey also founded colonies on the coasts and neighbouring islands of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, on the northern coast of Africa, at Carthage and other places, in Sicily and Corsica, in Spain at Tartessus and even beyond the pillars of Hercules at Gadeira . [25]
Tyre - Livius
WEBTyre was one of the most important cities in the ancient Near East. Built on an island in the eastern Mediterranean, it controled two natural harbors. It was sufficiently close to the shore to be supplied from its hinterland, but sufficiently far enough from the mainland to be nearly impossible to capture.
Tyre, Birthplace of Europe - Roman Ports
WEBTyre, Birthplace of Europe. Figure 1: The Abduction of Europe - Noël-Nicolas Coypel III (1690-1734) According to the Greek mythology Europe, daughter of a Phoenician king, was born at Tyre in Lebanon. She was abduct to Crete by the uppergod Zeus, who had taken the form of a bull.
Marinus of Tyre’s Map - Digital Maps of the Ancient World
WEBFlourishing c. 120 AD, Marinus’ innovations in map construction and the creation of nautical charts ushered in a new era in cartography. His most enduring legacy lies in his pioneering assignment of proper latitude and longitude to each location—a revolutionary departure in the science of mapping.