Alice ordered Filangieri to be arrested, and along with the Ibelins and Venetians, besieged Tyre, which fell in July, 1243.

His horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's skull was crushed by the saddle, " and his brains gushed forth from both ears and nostrils ", as William of Tyre describes.

According to some chroniclers, the people of Tyre were reportedly so taken by Henry's youth and handsomeness that they shouted that he should marry their princess, and Isabella immediately fell in love with him – but this is to put a romantic gloss on what was primarily a political pairing.

His horse stumbled, fell, and Fulk's skull was crushed by the saddle, " and his brains gushed forth from both ears and nostrils ", as William of Tyre describes.

However, when the Crusaders conquered Tyre, arguments over who had the right to appoint the suffragan fell in favor of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox bishop fled to Constantinople.

Amalric cemented his alliance with Manuel by marrying Manuel's niece Maria Komnene in 1167, and an embassy led by William of Tyre was sent to Constantinople to negotiate a military expedition, but in 1168 Amalric pillaged Bilbeis without waiting for the naval support promised by Manuel.

William of Tyre wrote that Fulk " did not attempt to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without knowledge ".

Power is nothing without control is the well known slogan of Pirelli Tyre Company, and is featured in numerous television and print advertisements.

Contemporary author and historian William of Tyre wrote of Fulk " he never attempted to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without ( Melisende's ) consent ".

The motion of deposition carried without objection, Eustathius of Beirut and Photius of Tyre, who had previously acquitted him on the same evidence, voting with the majority.

Alexander's armies took Jerusalem without complication whilst travelling to Egypt after the Siege of Tyre.

This convinced Alexander that he would be unable to take Tyre without a navy.

Contemporary author and historian William of Tyre wrote of Fulk " he never attempted to take the initiative, even in trivial matters, without ( Melisende's ) consent ".

In the letter, he said that, without external aid, both Jerusalem and Tyre would fall within six months.

After the 1350s, when the Montfort line went extinct without close heirs, the hereditary rights presumably passed to the kings of Cyprus who also were descendants of lords of Toron and Tyre.

1240 – November 27, 1289 at Tyre ), son of Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre and second wife Maria, Princess of Antioch, without issue

Alexander was convinced that he would not be able to take Tyre without a navy.

Tyre was taken by the Muslims without a fight.

According to William of Tyre, " from that day forward, the king became so uxorious that ... not even in unimportant cases did he take any measures without her knowledge and assistance.

When Alexander the Great invaded Syria in 332 BC, Arvad submitted without a struggle under her king Strato, who sent his navy to aid Alexander in the reduction of Tyre.

According to William of Tyre, knights of the Order rushed through the breach without Baldwin's knowledge while Bernard prevented other crusaders from following, as he did not want to share the spoils of the city with the king.

The 3rd Century philosopher Maximus of Tyre wrote that Sappho was " small and dark " and that her relationships to her female friends were similar to those of Socrates, without having sexual relations.

He submitted to the conqueror in common with the other princes of Cyprus, without opposition ; and in 331 BC, after the return of Alexander from Egypt, repaired to Tyre ( Lebanon ) to pay homage to that monarch, where he distinguished himself by the magnificence which he displayed in furnishing the theatrical exhibitions.

As an example, Alexander and his troops defeat the Persian army in a single battle in the film, but Persian historian Farrokh points out that the real Alexander had to fight several fierce battles before he was able to defeat Darius III ( Alexander had to fight battles at Granicus, Issus, the Siege of Tyre, and Gaugamela.

He probably travelled to Tyre next and then down the Euphrates to Babylon.

* Tyre – The hamlet of Tyre is located next to Montezuma Marsh, north of the Thruway on County Road 101.

After the siege of Tyre ( 332 BC ), Alexander entrusted his fleet to Hephaestion, who had orders to skirt the coast and head for Gaza, their next objective, while Alexander himself led the army overland.

During that winter, Conrad opened direct negotiations with Saladin, suspecting that Richard's next move would be to attempt to wrest Tyre from him and restore it to the royal domain for Guy.

On his demand to be restored in accordance with the verdict of Photius and Eustathius at Beirut and Tyre, the Acts of that synod were read, and the next day the pope's legates gave their opinion that Ibas, was unlawfully deposed, and should be at once restored.

In Ezekiel 28: 12-19 the prophet Ezekiel ( the " son of man ") sets down God's word against the king of Tyre: the king was the " seal of perfection ", adorned with precious stones from the day of his creation, placed by God in the garden of Eden on the holy mountain as a guardian cherub.

Its capital was moved to Acre and controlled most of the coastline of present day Israel and southern and central Lebanon, including the strongholds and towns of Jaffa, Arsuf, Caesarea, Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut.

Baldwin IV was educated by the historian William of Tyre ( later Archbishop of Tyre and Chancellor of the kingdom ), who made a disturbing discovery about the prince: he and his friends were playing one day, attempting to injure each other by driving their fingernails into each other's arms, but Baldwin felt no pain.

Later that same day, UNIFIL observed the firing of rockets from Palestinian positions in the Tyre region into northern Israel, but none of the projectiles hit an Israeli settlement -- the gunners had been ordered to miss.

# Aristander, examining entrails, declares that Tyre will be taken that month, even though it is the last day.

Others who disagree with specific claims made by Stoner include fellow Christians and secular historians: for instance, while Stoner says of Ezekiel's prophecy of the permanent destruction of Tyre " If Ezekiel had looked at Tyre in his day and had made these seven predictions in human wisdom, these estimates mean that there would have been only one chance in 75, 000, 000 of their all coming true.

In fact, it badly missed how history actually unfolded " and " The location of the city of Tyre is not in doubt, for it exists to this day on the same spot and is known as Sur.

# Judgment on Jerusalem and Judah ( Ezekiel 4: 1 – 24: 27 ) and on the nations ( Ezekiel 25: 1 – 32: 32 ): Yahweh warns of the certain destruction of Jerusalem and the devastation of the nations that have troubled his people, the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites and Philistines, the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon, and Egypt.

A capable leader, Nabuchadnezzar II, conducted successful military campaigns in Aramea ( Syria ) and Phoenicia, forcing tribute from Damascus, Tyre and Sidon.

Ancient ruins in Byblos, Berytus ( Beirut ), Sidon, Sarepta ( Sarafand ), and Tyre show a civilized nation, with urban centres and sophisticated arts.

The caravans developed limited routes that often led to the coastal cities of Tripoli, Beirut, Sidon, or Tyre.

In the 2000 and 2005 parliamentary elections, the Sidon District along with the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts formed the first electoral district of South Lebanon.

Fragments from an 8th century relief at the Assyrian capital of Nineveh depicting the fleets of Tyre and Sidon have been interpreted as depicting two-and three-level warships, fitted with rams.

* Phoenicians settle on Syrian coast, with centers at Tyre and Sidon

* c. 710 BC: Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria.

This trend continued under Tukulti-Ninurta I ( 1244 – 1208 BC ) and after a hiatus, Tiglath-Pileser I ( 1115 – 1077 BC ) who conquered the Aramaeans of northern Syria, and thence he proceeded to conquer Damascus and the Canaanite / Phoenician cities of ( Byblos ), Sidon, Tyre and finally Arvad.

* Judah, Tyre and Sidon revolt against Assyria.

Many of the Lebanese villages are a part of districts, these districts are known as " kadaa " which includes the districts of Baabda ( Baabda ), Aley ( Aley ), Matn ( Jdeideh ), Keserwan ( Jounieh ), Chouf ( Beiteddine ), Jbeil ( Byblos ), Tripoli ( Tripoli ), Zgharta ( Zgharta / Ehden ), Bsharri ( Bsharri ), Batroun ( Batroun ), Koura ( Amioun ), Miniyeh-Danniyeh ( Minyeh / Sir Ed-Danniyeh ), Zahle ( Zahle ), Rashaya ( Rashaya ), Western Beqaa ( Jebjennine / Saghbine ), Sidon ( Sidon ), Jezzine ( Jezzine ), Tyre ( Tyre ), Nabatiyeh ( Nabatiyeh ), Marjeyoun ( Marjeyoun ), Hasbaya ( Hasbaya ), Bint Jbeil ( Bint Jbeil ), Baalbek ( Baalbek ), and Hermel ( Hermel ).

Around 725 BC, Akko joined Sidon and Tyre in a revolt against Shalmaneser V.

* After taking Byblos and Sidon, Alexander lays siege to Tyre.

* Sidon, the centre of the revolt against Persia, seeks help from its sister city of Tyre and from Egypt but gets very little.

: When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon ( Matt.

* Ptolemy gains control over Cyprus and the Phoenician coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon.

During Hiram's reign, Tyre grew from a satellite of Sidon into the most important of Phoenician cities, and the holder of a large trading empire.

During his reign, Tyre expanded its power on the mainland, making all of Phoenicia its territory as far north as Beirut, including Sidon, and even a part of the island of Cyprus.

At this time Tyre and Sidon were consolidated into one kingdom.

Tyre lost control over Sidon and Akko, being reduced to the city itself and its overseas colonies.