Lady of the Seas (City of Sour)

 Images about 83 km from the capital Beirut to the south. Is the fourth largest city in Lebanon. It was an ancient island and also famous for its beauty. The photos of the lome come out of the dust of the years. Several archaeological excavations in the city revealed the ruins of the Crusaders, Arabs, Byzantines, Greeks, Romans and Phoenicians. Herodotus of Halikars, known as the "father of history" visited Tire in the 5th century BC. M. He described the famous Melkart Temple. The city's priests told him that the temple had been built 2,300 years ago when Tire was founded in 2750 BC. M.
The Greeks believe that several aspects of their civilization are rooted in Tire. It is Gertus who carried the letter from Tire to Greece and his sister Europe, which gave its name to the continent and thus became the continent of Europe.
Princess Alissa, daughter of King of Tire, expanded the colonies of Tire across the Mediterranean and established Carthage in 814 BC. M.

With the beginning of the sixth century BC. M. He besieged the images of the king of Babylon, Nebuchaznezzar, for thirteen years. Then came Alexander the Macedonian and attacked pictures for seven months without much success. Only when the images of the sea arrived with the images of the wild can I tighten the siege and the walls of the city will be destroyed.

In addition to maritime trade, Tire is famous for the purple dye industry which has increased the city's wealth and fame. The purple dress was very expensive and was worn as an aristocratic or royal costume.

The Roman ruins are of great importance and therefore every effort is made to preserve them. Accurate measurements are made to determine the level of the site of the previous Phoenician and Canaanite ruins. Thus, the Roman images are preserved to be seen and valued by present and future generations.