Under The Greeks and Romans
After Alexander the Great conquered Tyre in 332 BC, the city alternated between Seleucid (Syrian Greek) and Ptolemaic (Egyptian Greek) rule. Phoenicia came under the rule of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
- Marion (c. 42 BC) was the Roman tyrant of Tyre.
Read more about this topic: List Of Kings Of Tyre
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