Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander: Alexander asked to make a sacrifice to Heracles and entered Tyre, but Tyre resolved to admit neither Macedonians nor…
Alexander asked to make a sacrifice to Heracles and entered Tyre, but Tyre resolved to admit neither Macedonians nor Persians. Enraged, Alexander sent the envoys away.
ἔστι γὰρ ἐν Τύρῳ ἱερὸν Ἡρακλέους παλαιότατον ὧν μνήμη ἀνθρωπίνη διασώζεται, οὐ τοῦ Ἀργείου Ἡρακλέους τοῦ Ἀλκμήνης·
Location: 2.16.1–2.16.8
When Alexander threatened them, the Tyrians resolutely held out.
τοῦ δʼ Ἀλεξάνδρου χαλεπῶς ἐνέγκαντος καὶ διαπειλησαμένου πολεμήσειν τὴν πόλιν οἱ Τύριοι τεθαρρηκότως ὑπέμενον τὴν πολιορκίαν, ἅμα μὲν Δαρείῳ χαριζόμενοι καὶ…
Location: 17.40.3
The Cypriot kings surrender, but Tyre alone holds out, leading to a siege
Κύπρον μὲν οὖν εὐθὺς οἱ βασιλεῖς ἧκον ἐγχειρίζοντες αὐτῷ, καὶ Φοινίκην πλὴν Τύρου.
Location: Plut. Alexander 24