ALEXANDERS CITIES

The Legacy of Alexandria

Alexandria Troas Alexandria on the Latmos Alexandret ta/ A l exa n d r ia ad issum

ASIA MINOR

ALEXANDRIA TROAS
Ezdine, Turkey 400 hectare plot Main port of north -west Asia Minor Many buildings discovered
Bathhouse Odeon Theatre Gymnasium Stadion

ALEXANDRIA ON THE LATMOS

Caria, Turkey Overlooks a fertile plain Important commercial city

ALEXANDRETTA/ALEXANDRIA AD ISSUM
Hatay Province, South-Eastern Turkey Built to supersede Myriandrus as the key to the Syrian Gates 23 miles south of location of his victory at the Battle of Issus

EGYPT

Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA
Egypt Chief architect was Dinocrates Intended to supersede Naucratis as the Hellenistic centre in Egypt Link between Greece and the rich Nile Valley Built on Rhakotis (that which is built up)
Became the Egyptian quarter of the city

Cleomenes, nomarch of Arabia, continued the expansion Alexander wrote to Cleomones to ask to build a statue to Hephaestion Inherited ruined Tyrian trade and became the centre of new commerce between Europe, Arabia and the Indian East
Huge harbour

Within a generation, was bigger than Carthage

In a century, it had become the largest city in the world

Alexandria Arachosia Alexandria Ariana Alexandria Carmania Alexandria Eschate

BACTRIA

Alexandria in Opiana Alexandria on the Oxus Alexandria Propthasia Alexandria Susiana AlIskandariya

ALEXANDRIA ARACHOSIA
Kandahar, Afghanistan Site of a Persian garrison point Pass, river and junction of three long -distance trade routes Greek coins, inscriptions and graves found

ALEXANDRIA ARIANA
Herat, Afghanistan Moved to become new capital of the satrap of Aria Expanded Persian fortress

ALEXANDRIA CARMANIA
Kerman Province, Iran Erected large pillars on the coastline
Possible the mark of the edge of Alexanders empire

ALEXANDRIA ESCHATE
Fergana Valley, Tajikistan Means, Alexandria the Farthest 6km brick wall around the city
Apparently built in 20 days

Settled a group of wounded veterans there Would later become traders with China

ALEXANDRIA IN OPIANA
Ghazni, Afhanistan Initially conquered by Cyrus the Great Small market-town

ALEXANDRIA ON THE OXUS

Kunduz Province, Afghanistan Meeting of the Oxus River and the Kokcha River Rich agricultural potential Abundant mineral resources
Gold Balas Rubies

Trade-point with China Two-mile long rampar ts around the city A citadel with power ful tower s and rampar ts, on top of the 60 meters high hill in the middle of the city. A Classical theatre, a capacity of 4,000 -6,000 people A huge palace in Greco -Bactrian architecture A large gymnasium with a dedication to Hermes and Heracles Various temples, in and outside the city.
The largest temple apparently contained had a large statue of a seated Zeus, built in the Zoroastrian style

ALEXANDRIA PROPTHASIA
Farah Province, Afghanistan Means, Alexandria Anticipation as it was here that Alexander discovered the Philotas Conspiracy Appointed Arsamenes as satrap

ALEXANDRIA SUSIANA
Persian Gulf, Iran Established a port, called Pella after his town of birth Settled Macedonian veterans Major trading centre

AL-ISKANDARIYA
Central Iraq Near the Euphrates River Half-way between Babylon and Seleucia on the Tigris (Seleucid capital)

Alexandria on the Caucasus Alexandria

Bucephalus

INDIA

Alexandria on the Indus

ALEXANDRIA ON THE CAUCASUS

Hindu Kush Important junction of communications on the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush Curtius claims that it was populated by 7,000 Macedonians, 3,000 mercenaries and thousands of natives Diodorus claims that it was populated by 7,000 natives, 3,000 non-military camp followers and some Greek mercenaries Rebuilt forts from Cyrus the Great Zeus suggested as local divinity as found on coins Trade settlement
Egyptian and Syrian goods found

ALEXANDRIA BUCEPHALUS
River Hydaspes, India In memory of his horse, Buscephalus Settled with Greek and Iranian veterans, as well as natives Large dockyards
Suggestion that it was a centre of commerce

ALEXANDRIA ON THE INDUS

Junction of Indus River and Acesines River Diodorus claims that 10,000 colonists, mainly Thracian veterans, and natives were settled there He [Alexander] ordered him [Philip, son of Machatas and satrap of the west bank of the Indus] to found a city there, just at the meeting of the two rivers, as he expected it would be great and famous in the world, and dockyards to be built." Arrian