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Alexandria Eschate
Alexandria Eschatê ("the furthest"): town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Khojand. Alexander the Great. Portrait from Delos Of the many cities…Alexandria in Arachosia (Kandahar)
Alexandria in Arachosia: town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Kandahar. Remains of Alexandria Alexandria in Arachosia was founded in the last…Alexandria in Aria (Herat)
Alexandria in Aria: town founded by Alexander the Great, modern Herat in Afghanistan. Alexander the Great. Portrait from Delos Alexandria in Aria…Alexandria in Margiana
Alexandria in Margiana: town founded by Alexander the Great.Alexandria in Margiana is mentioned by Pliny the Eldernote[Pliny the Elder, Natural history 6.67-67.] and is probably one of the towns that was founded in 328 or 327 by Alexander the Great…Alexandria in the Caucasus (Begram)
Alexandria in the Caucasus: town founded by Alexander the Great, near Begram, north of Kabul in Afghanistan. Alexander on horseback In the…Alexandria in Troas
Alexandria in Troas (Ἀλεξáνδρεια ἡ Τρωάς): Greek town, not far from Troy, named after Alexander the Great; modern Dalyan. A lion…Alexandria on the Acesines
Alexandria: city in the southern Punjab, modern Uch. The river Chenab, directly south of Uch In 325, Alexander the Great founded one…Alexandria, Lighthouse
Lighthouse of Alexandria: one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A fort is all that remains of the lighthouse Commissioned…Alexandrupolis
Alexandrupolis ("Alexander town"): first town founded by Alexander the Great. The Strymon, between Sandanski and Blagoevgrad According to Plutarchnote[Plutarch, Life of Alexander,…Alinda
Alinda (Greek Ἄλινδα): ancient town in Caria, modern Karpuzlu.History Alinda, market building Alinda was a highly defensible mountain fortress overlooking a fertile…Allia (387 or 386 BCE)
Allia: name of a little river, northeast of Rome, where the Romans suffered a severe military defeat against the Celtic Senones in 387 or 386 BCE. …Altertumswissenschaft
Altertumswissenschaft: German word for the study of ancient culture and society. There is no equivalent in English.There is no real English equivalent for the German word Altertumswissenschaft, which refers to the study of ancient culture and society. It covers both…