 Sidon returned to its former level of prosperity while Tyre was besieged for 13 years ( 586 – 573 BC ) by the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II . Nevertheless , the Sidonian king was still held in exile at the court of Babylon . Sidon reclaimed its former standing as Phoenicia 's chief city in the Achaemenid Empire ( c.529 – 333 BC ) . During this period , Xerxes I awarded king Eshmunazar II with the Sharon plain for employing Sidon 's fleet in his service during the Greco @-@ Persian Wars . 
 Sidon returned to its former level of prosperity while Tyre was besieged for 13 years ( 586 – 573 BC ) by the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II . Nevertheless , the Sidonian king was still held in exile at the court of Babylon . Sidon reclaimed its former standing as Phoenicia <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>chief city in the Achaemenid Empire ( c.529 – 333 BC ) . During this period , Xerxes I<a href='been_done' title='2'><mark></mark></a> awarded king Eshmunazar II with the Sharon plain for employing Sidon <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>fleet in his service during the Greco @-@ Persian Wars . 
Sidon returned to its former level of prosperity while Tyre was besieged for 13 years ( 586 – 573 cus ) by the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II . Nevertheless , da Sidonian king was still held in exile at the court of Babylon . Sidon reclaimed its former standin as Phoenicia  chief city in the Achaemenid Empire ( c.529 – 333bcuzC ) . durin dis period , Xerxes I done awarded king Eshmunazar II with the Sharon plain fa employing Sidon  fleet in his service ddurinthe Greco @-@ Persian Wars .