Between and , Ai-Khanoum was excavated by French archaeologists, uncovering large amounts of Greek and Indian artefacts, as well as the ruins of a 5 seat theatre, numerous temples, and colonnaded courts. Sadly, three-plus decades of warfare have devastated the archaeological site, and much of the site had been either looted or destroyed.
Human settlement on this site dates back to prehistoric times and is mentioned in ancient Persian texts as Mouru and Margu. A major cultural and religious crossroads, Merv is reputed to have been the largest city in the world in the mid th century with a population of , about twice that of modern-day Mary. The only time the site was not settled occurred in the 19 th century after the Bukharans razed Merv in , deported the population, and environmentally wasted the city via dam breakages.
This site was located somewhere in the Punjab, perhaps near the modern Pakistani city of Jhelum. The large dockyards described indicate that it was intended as a centre of commerce.
The city was renowned enough to appear eight centuries later as one of the easternmost places listed on the Tabula Peutingeriana. This was also the battle where Alexander learned to employ elephants in his army after seeing Porus do so. Alexandria on the Hyphasis : The furthest eastern outpost of the Macedonian Empire, this is ultimately where Alexander would begin his long turn back west after his troops mutinied upon his attempt to invade the kingdom of Magadha, having been pushed too far from home for too long to tolerate any further.
Under its modern name of Uch Sharif, it would become a major centre of Islamic study and architecture. This city would go on to be better known under the name Charax Spasinu or simply Charax, an Ancient Greek reference to its palisaded fort. Originally a bustling port with its centre located less than 2 km from the mouth of the river, the location is now km 93 mi from the Persian Gulf thank to the continual deposition of material in the Tigris-Eurphates delta, not far from modern Basra, Iraq.
The site of the old city has been identified but no excavations have taken place. Chabriat, G. Communication du CNRS Accessed 1 April Felando, A. The Legend of Bucephalus. Jacobs, G. Stiff resistance by the Indian tribes decreased their morale even more. No, instead, he would see his soldiers getting pierced by countless arrows raining upon him. After crossing Ganga, he would have to face the largest standing army in the world.
It was the army of the prosperous and mighty kingdom of Magadha, ruled by Nanda king Dhananand. Porus fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes BC , thought to be fought at the site of modern-day Mong, Punjab, which is now part of Pakistan.
Porus, although defeated, proudly stated that he would like to be treated like a king. Alexander did not conquer the whole world as we know it today. When Phillip was assassinated and Alexander took the throne, he utilized similar tactics to his fathers.
Alexander the Great connected the island to the mainland by constructing a causeway during his siege of the city in BC, demolishing the old city to reuse its cut stone.
Tyre regained its independence from the Seleucid Empire in the year BC. The ancient town of Qalatga Darband has been dated to the Late Hellenistic period or to the transition between the Hellenistic and Parthian periods. The site was registered in the records of the antiquities general directorate in Baghdad in It was one of the sites to be surveyed in the region after the Iraq War, by a French mission in in Historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, Iskenderun is the largest district in Hatay Province.
Sited on the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Turkey, it is a stunningly lovely city to this day. Soon afterward, Gaza had already earned a reputation as a flourishing center of Hellenic learning and philosophy.
He founded the city at an important communications crossroads in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range. The Greek king populated the city with 7, Macedonians, 3, mercenaries, 7, natives and 3, non-military camp followers beginning in March of BC.
He also built military forts in what is now Bagram, just at the foot of the Hindu Kush, replacing forts erected centuries earlier by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in approximately BC. The citizens of Bagram appear to have worshipped Zeus, as suggested by coins of the Greco-Bactrian king Eucratides which have been discovered in the area. See all the latest news from Greece and the world at Greekreporter. Contact our newsroom to report an update or send your story, photos and videos.
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