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The first of many Alexandrias in the Far East of the Macedonian Empire, Alexandria in Ariana was a Towns of ancient Greece#Katoikia, city in what is now Afghanistan, one of the twenty-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great. The third largest Afghan city, Herat, is the city's modern name.
In 330 BC, the Hellenistic, Greek armies of Alexander moved the capital of the satrapy of Aria (satrapy), Aria from Artacoana to the new site. In doing this, he expanded an existing Persian Empire, Persian fortress.
The location of this Towns of ancient Greece#Katoikia, town is difficult to determine due to the sparsity of ancient sources. However:
* Ptolemy places it near ''lake Arius'' possibly on the west side of lake Zerra at a town called Corra.
* Pliny the Elder, Pliny says it was on the Hari River, Afghanistan, Arias River at the location of modern Herat.
* Eratosthenes states that Alexandria Arion is 3870 Stadia (length), Stadia from Bactra and 6400 Stadia from the Caspian Gates.
* Konrad Mannert, Mannert takes the Arius River to be the modern Hari River, Afghanistan, Hari river making the site the village of ''Pilki''.Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1 By Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain
p.317
/ref> Alexandria in Ariana is listed on the Isidore of Charax, Parthian Stations Itinerarium and is also shown on the Tabula Peutingeriana.
The first of many Alexandrias in the Far East of the Macedonian Empire, Alexandria in Ariana was a Towns of ancient Greece#Katoikia, city in what is now Afghanistan, one of the twenty-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great. The third largest Afghan city, Herat, is the city's modern name.
In 330 BC, the Hellenistic, Greek armies of Alexander moved the capital of the satrapy of Aria (satrapy), Aria from Artacoana to the new site. In doing this, he expanded an existing Persian Empire, Persian fortress.
The location of this Towns of ancient Greece#Katoikia, town is difficult to determine due to the sparsity of ancient sources. However:
* Ptolemy places it near ''lake Arius'' possibly on the west side of lake Zerra at a town called Corra.
* Pliny the Elder, Pliny says it was on the Hari River, Afghanistan, Arias River at the location of modern Herat.
* Eratosthenes states that Alexandria Arion is 3870 Stadia (length), Stadia from Bactra and 6400 Stadia from the Caspian Gates.
* Konrad Mannert, Mannert takes the Arius River to be the modern Hari River, Afghanistan, Hari river making the site the village of ''Pilki''.Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1 By Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britainp.317
/ref> Alexandria in Ariana is listed on the Isidore of Charax, Parthian Stations Itinerarium and is also shown on the Tabula Peutingeriana.
See also
*List of cities founded by Alexander the GreatReferences
Cities founded by Alexander the Great Populated places established in the 4th century BC 330s BC establishments Former populated places in Afghanistan Populated places along the Silk Road Cities in Central Asia History of Herat {{Afghanistan-hist-stub