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Sep 2, 2009 · The area of Sidon was inhabited as early as 4,000 BCE and Homer, in the 8th century, notes the skill of the Sidonians in producing glass. Glass production made Sidon both rich and famous and the city was known for being very cosmopolitan and 'progressive'.
- Joshua J. Mark
Sidon rose to prominence during the Bronze Age and became one of the most important city-states in the region. It was a major center for trade and commerce and played a significant role in the Mediterranean trade network. The city's strategic coastal location made it a hub for maritime activities.
Maritime city and Phoenician metropolis celebrated by Homer, subjected to Egyptian influence, and vassal of the Achaemenids. Hellenism reached Sidon in the 5th c. B.C., it was conquered by Evagoras of Cyprus in the 4th c., and then by Alexander the Great, who made Abdelonymus, the gardener, king.
Jan 4, 2022 · Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician sister cities known for their opulence and wickedness. Because Israel failed to overthrow Sidon in their conquest of the Promised Land (Judges 1:31), Sidon’s idolatry and pagan practices continued, even leading Israel to copy its sins (Judges 10:6–16; 1 Kings 11).
John A. Scott, Sidon and the Sidonians in Homer, The Classical Journal, Vol. 14, No. 8 (May, 1919), pp. 525-526
May 8, 2018 · Rebuilt after a disastrous 1837 earthquake, Sidon remains a commercial, fishing, and agricultural market center for citrus fruit and vegetables. A petroleum refinery plant, light industry, and fishing provide important sources of livelihood for Sidon's 140,000 inhabitants (as of 2000), the majority of whom are Sunni Muslims.
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May 5, 2016 · Sidon also figures in Homer’s homeward wandering of Menelaus and Helen, a perfect inversion of Paris and Helen’s pre-Troy hodós. This reveals the Phoenician city as a traditional story-telling station on an Eastern Wandering circuit that could be variously developed for various characters with various motivations.
