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