Packet 3: Tossup 12

After providing aid to this city’s king Shilṭa against rebel vassals near one of its colonies, the Assyrians likely created their westernmost known monument, Sargon II’s stele at Kition (“KIT-ee-on”). 1 Kings (“first kings”) claims that a ruler of this city bought 20 cities in the “land of Cabul” from Solomon. This city’s huge Iron Age necropolis of al-Bass (“al-BAS”) exemplifies its culture’s mortuary practices. The First Temple was reportedly financed by this city’s king Hiram (10[1])I. (10[7]-5[2])Arrian recorded how Azemilcus took sanctuary in this city’s temple after a siege that, according to Curtius Rufus, led to 2,000 crucifixions on the beach. (10[1])From the 10th century BCE, this city gained (10[1])hegemony over neighbors like Sidon (10[2])(“SIGH-don”) and Byblos. (10[5])For 10 (10[1])points, Alexander the Great built a massive (10[1])causeway (10[2])to besiege what Phoenician city, (10[2])which also names a murex snail-derived purple dye? ■END■ (10[1])

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