The CausewayĪlexander began the siege by directing his engineers to build a causeway (or mole) out to the fortified city. For the next seven months, a siege is what they got. The Tryians knew Alexander was coming: they had evacuated the women and children and brought in food to sustain a siege. The island had two natural harbors, one on each side. The massively fortified city was built on an island a half mile off the coast across from the old city on shore. Tyre, however, was seemingly impregnable.
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