Phoenician Naval Interactions with Assyrian and Egyptian Powers (c. 10th–7th centuries BCE)

1. Egyptian retreat leaves Phoenician city-states freer

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Tyre, Sidon, Byblos

   • Britannica

2. By late 7th century, Phoenicia is largely under Assyrian terms

   Jan 1, 6500Labels: Assyria, Phoenicia

   • Britannica

3. Assyrian sieges and blockades pressure Tyre to submit

   Jan 1, 6680Labels: Tyre, Ashurbanipal

   • Britannica
   • BAS

4. Assyrian–Egyptian war makes Phoenicia a strategic coastline

   Jan 1, 6710Labels: Esarhaddon, Phoenicia

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

5. Esarhaddon signs trade-focused treaty with Baal of Tyre

   Jan 1, 6750Labels: Esarhaddon, Baal I

   • Livius
   • Treaty

6. Assyria punishes Sidon’s revolt and rebuilds it as a colony

   Jan 1, 6770Labels: Sidon, Abdi-Milkutti

   • Abdi Milkutti
   • Britannica

7. Sennacherib drives Luli to Cyprus and reshapes Sidon

   Jan 1, 7010Labels: Sennacherib, Luli

   • COJS
   • Britannica

8. Luli of Tyre and Sidon rebels after Sargon II’s death

   Jan 1, 7050Labels: Luli, Sargon II

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

9. Sargon II extends influence to Cyprus via Phoenician routes

   Jan 1, 7090Labels: Sargon II, Cyprus

   • HistoryAtlas
   • Sargon II

10. Tiglath-pileser III intensifies control through tribute

    Jan 1, 7340Labels: Tiglath-pileser III, Phoenicia

    • Britannica
    • UCL Sargon

11. Hiram II of Tyre appears in Assyrian tribute lists

    Jan 1, 7380Labels: Hiram II, Assyria

    • Hiram II
    • Britannica

12. Assyrian supremacy over Phoenicia becomes a routine claim

    Jan 1, 8300Labels: Assyria, Phoenicia

    • Britannica

13. Shalmaneser III receives tribute from Tyre and Sidon

    Jan 1, 8410Labels: Shalmaneser III, Tyre

    • Britannica
    • Livius

14. Ashurnasirpal II reaches the Mediterranean for tribute

    Jan 1, 8680Labels: Ashurnasirpal II, Phoenician cities

    • Livius
    • Britannica