Thutmose III of Egypt took it in his campaign in north Syria (1472BC), and it is noticed in the campaigns of Ramesses II in the early part of the 13th centuryBC. It is also mentioned in the Amarna letters as being in league with the Amorites in their attacks on the Egyptian possessions in Syria. About 1200BC or a little later, it was sacked by invaders from Asia Minor or the islands, as were most of the cities on the coast. but it recovered when they were driven back.