Alexander The Great: The Siege of Tyre
Dan Snow's History Hit
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🗓️ 8 October 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The renowned conqueror Alexander the Great was known as 'the two-horned one' by his enemies, and for good reason. His campaigns were bloody affairs even by the standards of the time. But the city of Tyre was not going to be intimidated - Alexander would have to think outside the box if he was going to take it.
Dan is joined by Katherine Pangonis, a historian of the medieval Mediterranean world, to tell us the tale of Tyre from bloody beginnings to the bitter end.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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| 1:35.2 | Hi everybody, welcome to Dan Snow's History It. This is one of the most epic stories you've |
| 1:40.0 | ever heard that hasn't been made into a gigantic movie yet. This is the story of one of the most |
| 1:46.4 | hard-fought Sieges of the ancient world. The greatest test of one of history's greatest |
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