The siege of Tyre, which is in modern-day Lebanon, lasted seven months. It started when Alexander set out to conquer Tyre, but they resisted. So for over half a year, Tyre held up while Alexander waged war on them. Tyre was the largest and most important city state in what is now Lebanon. It was well-protected too, with walls over 200 feet high, making it impregnable from the front. Despite attacks from Tyre’s navy, he used the debris of the abandoned mainland city to build a causeway and once within reach of city walls, he used siege engines to batter down the fortifications. The losses were great, as the Tyrian losses were about 8,000 with 30000 residents taken hostage. The Macedonians lost 400 men, and this Macedonian victory let him capture the Levant. 332 BC is when it happened. The Image to the left is the triumphal Arch a proud monument in Tyre, before the siege.
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