Alexander's Siege of Tyre

The Urban Mystic Show Ep 8: Alexander's Siege of Tyre
332 BC, Alexander the Great asks the people of Tyre if he can sacrifice in their temple and they say no. This unleashes the wrath of the greatest conqueror in history upon their city. How did Alexander breech the walls of the fortress city of Tyre and to what effect? Truly one of the greatest military victories in history.

Also hear an alternative history side note at the end. Did Alexander's army get help in taking the fortress city?


Music from the Alexander soundtrack.
Couldn't get the music to work for the entire video so at times the music will go silent (~2:06-3:08 & 6:50-end). I tried eight times over probably six hours to get the music to work but it just doesn't.

Correction: At ~5:44 I say that the battle of Gaugamela is "less than a year" after the siege of Tyre. This is not true. The siege of Tyre ended in August 332BC and the battle of Gaugamela did not take place until October 331BC, 14 months later.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Alexander
• Great
• Macedonia
• Tyre
• Persia
• Darius
• Siege
• History
• UFO
• Heracles
• 332
• BC

[ng1294]

Yeah Tyrians did set the causeway Alexander made on fire so he made a second one. If what I'm told is true, it's still around to this day.

[Pyromaniac21]

Especially the fire that the Tyrians(sp?) set with the boat

[ng1294]

I love Alexander the Great and I've studied him for over a year now. The Siege of Tyre rocks!!