Capital of Phoenicia?

[Suppiluliumas]

Right you are. Alexander did not wish to leave Tyre active as a Persian naval base behind his lines, so he filled in about a half mile of the mediterranean sea to reach the walls. Very impressive stuff.

[hoom]

Not just that, but he took off his elite forces & went to conquor some nearby cities in order to gain manpower to do it.
When counter attacks damaged the mole, he stuck siege weapons on platforms between ships (ie catamaran style) & knocked down the thin part of the walls on the far side of the city to finally gain entry.

But its my understanding that Tyre quickly recovered & it was the Roman capital of Phoenicia.

[Armchair Athlete]

Just checked it out and you are right, it was rebuilt and became pretty important but not really until 126 BC, when it obtained self government from the Seleucids and started minting its own coins. As that is well after the starting date for RTW, I guess thats why they put Sidon as the capital of Phonecia and not Tyre.

[Plantagenet]

I don't think there was really a "capital" since there was no native political unity. However, Tyre was the greatest Phoenician city, famous for the "Tyrian Purple" that made it rich (among other things). Tyre was also the home city of the original founders of Carthage & Utica.