Found it. (No pun intended)
http://phoenicia.org/cities.html
http://phoenicia.org/cities.html
Quote:Tyre was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 BC onwards through the Roman period.
Quote:For much of the 8th and 7th centuries the town was subject to Assyria, and in 585-573 it successfully withstood a prolonged siege by the Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar II.
Quote:The silted up harbour on the south side of the peninsula has been excavated by the French Institute for Archaeology in the Near East, but most of the remains of the Phoenician period still lie beneath the present town.Thus, it has been found!