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The date of its foundation, and its native Phoenician name, are unknown to us: conjecture hovers between Hosah, Mahalliba, Uznu, and Siannu, maritime towns of Phoenicia known to the Assyrians, but unmentioned by any Greek author. The situation was a promontory, which runs out towards the north-west, in Lat. 34º 27' nearly, for the distance of a mile, and is about half a mile wide.
He contrived to establish his dominion over almost the whole of Southern Phoenicia over Sidon, Accho, Ecdippa, Sarepta, Hosah, Bitsette, Mahalliba, &c. and at the same time over the distant Cyprus, where the Cittaeans, or people of Citium, held command of the island. After a time the Cittaeans revolted from him, probably stirred up by the Assyrians.
No great battle was fought; but severally they took arms and defended their walls. Sennacherib tells us that he took one after another "by the might of the soldiers of Asshur his lord" Great Sidon, Lesser Sidon, Bit-sette, Zarephath or Sarepta, Mahalliba, Hosah, Achzib or Ecdippa, and Accho "strong cities, fortresses, walled and enclosed, Luliya's castles."
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