Which pocket of resistance remained against Alexander II in Syria?
Around Damascus
Around Ptolemais
Around Tyre
Around Babylon
Answer
Ptolemais, present-day Acre in Israel, held out against Alexander's conquest due to its strong fortifications and substantial support from the Persian Empire. The city's well-provisioned garrison posed a significant obstacle to Alexander's ambitions in the region and forced him to lay siege to Ptolemais during his eastward expansion, marking one of the few occasions when he did not achieve a swift victory.
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