The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India
bibliographical references and index.
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1. Cities and towns, Ancient—Assyria. 2. Cities and towns, Ancient—Asia, Central. 3. Greeks—Assyria—History. 4. Greeks—Asia, Central—History. 5. Greece—Colonies— History. I. Title.
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Contents
PREFACE
THE SOURCES
Mesopotamia, Bactria and India
AN OVERVIEW
Armenia, Mesopotamia and the Gulf Region, Assyria and Apolloniatis, The Iranian Plateau, Bactria, India
I. ARMENIA
Arsamosata, Artaxata, Artemita, Epiphaneia on the Tigris, Nicea Nialia, Nikopolis, Philadelpheia, Tigranokerta
II. NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA
Alagma, Alexandreia in Mesopotamia, Alexandreia in Mygdonia, Amida, Anthemousias Charax Sidou, Antioch Arabis, Antioch in Mygdonia, Apameia on the Euphrates, Dara/Dora, Diospage, Edessa/Antioch on the Kallirhoe, Ichnai, Kallinikon, Karrhai, Kirkesion, Makedonoupolis, Nikatoris, Nikephorion Constantina/Constantia, Nikephorion (Raqqah), Polyteleia, Selok, Stratonikeia, Zenodotion
III. ASSYRIA AND APOLLONIATIS/SITTAKENE
Alexandreia Arbela, Alexandreia in Assyria, Antioch, Apameia, Apollonia, Artemita, Atousia, Beth Nikator/Nikator Station, Chala, Demetrias, Diadochoupolis, Karka de Beth Selok, Ktesiphon, Laodikeia, Natounia or Natounisarokerta, Nikator, Selok near Karka Juddan, Sittake
IV. SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA AND THE PERSIAN GULF
Alexandreia/Antioch/Spasinou Charax, Alexandreia near Babylon, [Alexandreia] near the Pallakopas, Alexandreia on the Tigris, Alexandrou Nesos Arakia, Altars of Alexander, Antioch in Persis, Antioch on the Ishtar Canal, Apameia in Mesene, Apameia near the Seleias, Apollonia, Arethousa, Artemita, Babylon, Bahrain, Chalkis, Ikaros, Karrhai, Larisa, Neapolis on the Euphrates, *Nikatoropolis, Portus Macedonum, Seleukeia on the Erythraean Sea, Seleukeia on the Euphrates (Babylonia), Seleukeia on the Tigris, Seleukeia ΥΠΟ ΠΕΡΣΩΝ, Trapezous, Uruk, Zetis
V. ELYMAIS, SUSIANA, PERSIS, AND CARMANIA
Alexandreia ΕΠΙ ΣΟΥΣΟΙΣ, Alexandreia in Carmania, Alexandreia in Susiana, Alexandreia ΠΡΟΣ ΠΕΡΣΑΣ, Alexandrou Nesos Arakia, Altars of Alexander, Antioch in Persis, Arbis in Gedrosia, Gabai, Hermoupolis, Ionaka Polis, Laodikeia, Masjid-i Sulaiman, Methone, Portus Macedonum, Seleukeia in Elymais, Seleukeia near the Hedyphon, Seleukeia on the Erythraean Sea, Seleukeia on the Eulaios, Stasis, Tanagra, Tragonike, Zetis
VI. MEDIA, HYRCANIA, AND PARTHIA
Achaia in Parthia, Alexandropolis, Apameia, Bisitun, Charax, Charis, Epiphaneia Ekbatana, Eumeneia, Europos Rhagai, Hekatompylos, Herakleia, Kalliope, Kangavar, Karafto, Khurha, Laodikeia in Media, Laodikeia Nihavand, Nisaia (Nigaia), Settlements Founded by Alexander among the Kossaioi, Sirynx, Soteira
VII. ARIA, SOGDIANA, BACTRIA, AND ARACHOSIA
Achaia in Aria, Aï Khanoum, Alexandreia/Alexandropolis in Sakastane, Alexandreia/Antioch in Margiana, Alexandreia/Antioch in Scythia, Alexandreia/Antioch Tharmata, Alexandreia Eschate, Alexandreia in Arachosia, Alexandreia in Aria, Alexandreia in Opiane, Alexandreia in Parapamisadai, Alexandreia in Sogdiana, Alexandreia Kapisa, Alexandreia near Baktra, Alexandreia of the Caucasus, Alexandreia on the Tanais, Alexandreia Oxeiana, Alexandreschata in Scythia, Antioch, Arigaion, Artakoana/Artakaena, Demetrias in Arachosia, Demetrias in Sogdiana, Eukratideia, Herakleia/Achais (Achaia), Iasonion, Kadrusia/um, Kampyr Tepe, Marakanda, Nikaia, Prophthasia, Rhoitia in Bactria, Soteira, Tetragonis, Thera in Sogdiana
VIII. INDIA
Alexander’s Harbor, Alexandreia [?] at the Junction of the Akesines and Indus, Alexandreia by Poros, Alexandreia in Makarene, Alexandreia ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΜΕΛΑΝΑ ΚΟΛΠΟΝ, Alexandreia of the Oreitai, Alexandreia [?] of the Sogdoi, [Alexandreia] on the Akesines, Alexandreia ΠΑΡΑ ΣΩΡΙΑΝΟΙΣ, Alexandreia Rhambakia, Alexandropolis, Antioch Tharmata, Arbis, Asterousia, Barke, Bazira, Boukephala, Byzantion, Charis, Daidala, Demetrias in Sind, Iomousa, Kalliope, Leuke, Massaga, [Chief City of] Musikanos/oi, Nagara Dionysopolis, Nikaia, Nysa, Ora, Massaga, and Bazira, Orobatis, Pantipolis, Patala, Pentapolis, Pushkalavati, Sagala Euthymedia, Salagissa, Taxila, Theophila, Xoana, Xylinepolis
APPENDICES
| I. | Founders | |
| II. | Settlements
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