Byblos
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A Phoenician city-state. Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of Canaan in parts of Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine.
Establishment
January 1229 BC: The Phoenician city-state of Byblos is established. The Phoenicians emerged as a distinct and organized civilization in 1230 BC after the Late Bronze Age collapse had severely weakened the Egyptian and Hittits civilizations.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Military campaigns of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I.
1.1.Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser I in Syria
Military Campaigns of Assyrian King Tiglath-Pileser I in Syria.
January 1076 BC: The Assyrian Empire campaigned against the Arameans 28 times during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser I from 1115 to 1077 BC. The control of the high road to the Mediterranean was secured by the possession of the Hittite town of Pitru at the junction between the Euphrates and Sajur. Tiglath-Pileser I also conquered Gubal (Byblos), Sidon, and finally Arvad.
Military campaigns of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.
January 840 BC: The Assyrian conquest of Phoenicia began with King Shalmaneser III, who rose to power in 858 BC and began a series of campaigns against neighboring states. The Phoenician city-states fell under his rule, forced to pay heavy tribute in money.
January 1055 BC: By the end of Eriba-Adad II's reign many areas of Syria and Phoenicia-Canaan, previously under firm Assyrian control, were eventually lost by the Assyrian Empire.
Disestablishment
January 840 BC: The Assyrian conquest of Phoenicia began with King Shalmaneser III, who rose to power in 858 BC and began a series of campaigns against neighboring states. The Phoenician city-states fell under his rule, forced to pay heavy tribute in money.
