A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Ἀσζέμιλκος), king of Tyre, was serving in the Persian fleet under Autophradates at the time when Alexander arrived at Tyre, B. C. 332. He was in the city when it was taken, but his life was spared by Alexander. (Arrian, 2.15, 24.)