Английская Википедия:Alexandria on the Indus

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses of

Файл:AlexanderIndiaMap.jpg
Alexander on the Indus is located at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines.

Alexandria on the Indus (Шаблон:Lang-el, likely modern Uch, Pakistan) was a city founded by Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines river.[1][2] Arrian tells that colonists, mainly Thracian veterans and natives, were settled there.[3][4]

The satrap of the west bank of the Indus, Philip, son of Machatas, was put in charge of building the city:

He (Alexander) ordered him (Philip) 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.[5]

Today, the remains of the Greek town are thought to be inside the citadel mound, although a shift in the river has caused significant damage to the mound. A UNESCO listing applies to the site.

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Hellenistic colonies Шаблон:Authority control Шаблон:Coord


Шаблон:SAsia-hist-stub

  1. Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, VI 15 2
  2. Marcus Junianus Justinus, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus Book XII:10
  3. Шаблон:Cite book
  4. Шаблон:Cite web
  5. Arrian, Anabasis, VI.15.3