Alexander the Great and the Island Fortress: The Siege of Tyre | A Tale from the Greek World

Alexander the Great Lays Siege to Tyre, 332 BC Alexander the Great arrives at the fortified island city of Tyre, and lays siege to the impregnable stronghold before continuing his conquest of the Persian Empire. The siege of Tyre demands legendary feats of engineering and strategy as the tides of battle swing between the Macedonian army and the Tyrian defenders, lasting for seven long months and culminating in a devastating defeat. A story from the ancient Mediterranean world (332 BC), featuring: Alexander the Great - - PLAYLISTS Behind the Story | Bonus videos with historical and cultural commentary on stories:    • Behind the Story: Bonus Historical Comment...   All stories on the channel in chronological order:    • Tales of the Wine-Dark Sea | All stories i...   Tales from Ancient Greece:    • Tales from Ancient Greece | Greek History   Tales from Ancient Rome:    • Tales from Ancient Rome | Roman History   Tales from the Mediterranean World:    • Tales from the Mediterranean World   Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology:    • Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology   - - CREDITS Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017) Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/music/) Thumbnail Images: Bronze statue of Alexander the Great on horseback (1st c. BCE Roman copy of a Greek original by Lysippus, 4th c. BCE) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/7012510...) "A naval action during the siege of Tyre" (A. Castaigne, 1898/99) (http://www.alexanderstomb.com/main/im...) Logo Materials: Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BCE, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...) Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...) Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...) #WineDarkSeaStories #AlexandertheGreat #ancienthistory