Sidon

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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 Sidon 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

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1. Campaigns of Tiglath-Pileser I

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.

2. Conquests of Ithobaal I

Conquests by the king of Tyre Ithobaal I.

January 855 BC: During the rule of the priest Ithobaal (887-856 BC), Tyre expanded its territory as far north as Beirut, and also incorporated its former rival Sidon.

3. Wars of Alexander the Great

Were a series of conquests that were carried out by Alexander III of Macedon (known as Alexander "The Great") from 336 BC to 323 BC. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and also expanded his kingdom into the Indian Subcontinent.

3.1.Alexander's War in Persia

Were the military campaigns by Alexander the Great King of Macedon in the territories of the Achaemenid Empire.

3.1.1.Conquest of the Achaemenid Empire

Was a military campaign by Alexander the Great King of Macedon in Asia that resulted in the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire.

February 332 BC: Sidon (Lebanon), Phoenicia, conquered by Kingdom of Macedonia.

4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

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.

January 608 BC: In 609 BC, Sidon gained independence following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire. This marked a significant shift in power dynamics in the region, as Sidon was able to assert its autonomy without the influence of the Assyrians.