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Events relating to syria
Ashburbanipal II extracts tribute from the cities of Phoenicia, beginning a period of Assyrian domination of the region
Citium, in Cyprus, is the first of many Phoenician colonies in the Mediterranean
The Assyrian army makes good use of the new technology by which iron can be hardened into steel suitable for weapons
The Assyrians overwhelm the north of Israel and the ten northern tribes vanish from history - the majority of them probably dispersed or sold into slavery
The first known lock and key is fitted in the new palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad, in Assyria
Sennacherib moves the Assyrian capital to a new site at Nineveh
The Assyrian king, Sennacherib, destroys with great brutality the city of Babylon
The Egyptian city of Memphis falls to an Assyrian army, soon to be followed by Thebes
Ashurbanipal commissions a great library of cuneiform clay tablets at Nineveh
Ashurbanipal commissions a magnificent relief of a lion hunt for his new palace at Nineveh
Phoenicians sail round the Cape of Good Hope and bring back the surprising news that the sun was seen to the north of them
The Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar II begins a siege of Tyre which lasts for thirteen years before the city capitulates
Aramaic, a Semitic language from Syria, becomes the lingua franca of the Middle East
The Phoenician cities, liberated from Babylonian rule, willingly accept inclusion in the Persian empire
At Issus, close to the Turkish border with Syria, Alexander defeats the Persian emperor Darius III, captures his family and treats them with courtesy
Alexander moves south through Syria and Palestine, excluding the Persian fleet from their familiar harbours
Phoenicia is brought into the new Hellenistic empire, changing hands frequently between contending successors of Alexander
Seleucus founds Antioch as a Greek city on the trade route between Mesopotamia and Europe
The oasis city of Palmyra acquires importance on the caravan route between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean
Antipater, a Greek author living on the Phoenician coast, lists the seven wonders of the world
Pompey takes Antioch and brings Syria under control as a Roman province
The Roman annexation of Syria brings the Silk Road all the way to the Mediterranean
