From the time of Sisinnes the Nation continued to increase in wealth and power. The former cause of her pride and glory--Navigation--was revived with all the energy and perseverance for which their ancestors in the time of Hiram had been so justly renowned. As in her days of ancient fame, Tyrus had loaned and built fleets and navies for Israel and Egypt, she now did the same for the Persian Monarch in his war upon Greece. A double motive caused this,--not only the pride of being able to furnish a navy, but her spirit of monopoly had again risen, and begun to stalk abroad,--for Greece had already aroused the jealousy of the Tyrians, and any means to crush or destroy the harbour of the Peiræus, would advance their wishes. From the Persian they could entertain no fears of commercial rivalry, for he had no river or port upon the Mediterranean. The honour of Tyrus, as a Nation, however, was shewn in refusing to loan or man a navy, intended by a foreign king (who at first concealed his intent) for carrying on a war against Carthage, and which denial led to the abandonment of the proposed warfare. It will be remembered that Carthage was originally founded by a Tyrian Princess and her countrymen. The Patriotism of the Tyrians was as powerful as their knowledge of Science was universal. For thirty-five years Tyrus enjoyed the freedom of an independent nation, when all Phœnicia was laid under contribution by the Monarch of Persia:--He was content, however, with a mere nominal tribute from the Tyrians in return for their aid against the Greeks,--and perhaps from a distant belief that that assistance might again be required. In furtherance of this design or policy, he did not depose the reigning king, but recognised in him the exercise of full powers (except the tribute) as a monarch of an independent nation. 480 B. C.] This nominal tribute was during the reign of Marten. The king and nobles were willing to flatter the vanity of the Persian by the nominal payment, for by his forbearance from any further action against the Islanders, it enabled them to increase their power, and retain their "places" both at home and abroad;--they, therefore, could well afford to spare from their rich and overflowing treasury of Pride, so small a portion of a superfluity. ZECHARIAH wrote [ch. ix.] "And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold [the Island-Citadel], and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the street;"--but her Pride was as subtle, "as broad and general as the casing air,"--it was in and around her,--it was her nature,--to have been otherwise would have destroyed her identity and nationality. It was, however, upon one occasion, exerted as a noble spirit, and atoned for her errors past,--it proved that Freedom was not dead within the walls of Tyrus;--and the now noble exertion of the only Pride justifiable in any country,--that of National Freedom,--led to the first and only Revolution in the annals of the Tyrians in Asia. [475 B. C.]