Siege of Tyre (586–573 BC)
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The siege of Tyre was waged by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon for 13 years from 586 to 573 BC.[3][4][5][6] The siege of Tyre, in Phoenicia, has a significant connection to the Book of Ezekiel where it was mentioned that the city had fallen to Babylonian forces after a years-long siege.[3][7][8]
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Part of the Nebuchadnezzar II's wars in the Near East | |||||||
Tyre besieged by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon by Stanley Llewellyn Wood (1915) | |||||||
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Neo-Babylonian Empire | Tyre | ||||||
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Nebuchadnezzar II | Ithobaal III | ||||||
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Unknown | High?[3] |
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