Alexandria's founded by Alexander

Alexandria's founded by Alexander the Great (by year BC): 334 Alexandria in Troia (Turkey) - 333 Alexandria at Issus/Alexandrette (Iskenderun, Turkey) - 332 Alexandria of Caria/by the Latmos (Alinda, Turkey) - 331 Alexandria Mygdoniae - 331 Alexandria (Egypt) - 330 Alexandria Ariana (Herat, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria of the Prophthasia/in Dragiana/Phrada (Farah, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria in Arachosia (Kandahar, Afghanistan) - 330 Alexandria in the Caucasus (Begram, Afghanistan) - 329 Alexandria of the Paropanisades (Ghazni, Afghanistan) - 329 Alexandria Eschate or Ultima (Khodjend, Tajikistan) - 329 Alexandria on the Oxus (Termez, Afghanistan) - 328 Alexandria in Margiana (Merv, Turkmenistan) - 326 Alexandria Nicaea (on the Hydaspes, India) - 326 Alexandria Bucephala (on the Hydaspes, India) - 325 Alexandria Sogdia - 325 Alexandria Oreitide - 325 Alexandria in Opiene / Alexandria on the Indus (confluence of Indus & Acesines, India) - 325 Alexandria Rambacia (Bela, Pakistan) - 325 Alexandria Xylinepolis (Patala, India) - 325 Alexandria in Carminia (Gulashkird, Iran) - 324 Alexandria-on-the-Tigris/Antiochia-in-Susiana/Charax (Spasinou Charax on the Tigris, Iraq) - ?Alexandria of Carmahle? (Kahnu)

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The search for shipwrecks in the Greek waters is still ongoing

Greece is really stepping up when it comes to underwater archaeological explorations (see also: Many ancient shipwrecks found in the Greek waters).



This season, they concentrated on the depth around the four tiny islands of Levitha, Mavria, Glaros and Chinaros in the Dodecanese where traffic in antiquity was pretty intense. As a result, they discovered five major shipwrecks that were loaded with amphorae. They also recovered a sizable granite anchor pole of 400 kg at a depth of 45 meters. It is the largest such find in the Aegean to date and seems to belong to the 6th century BC.

By far the most impressive results of 2019, was a wreck that held a mixed assortment of amphorae from Cnidos, Kos, and Rhodes, as well as Phoenicia and even Carthage, all dating back to the middle of the 3rd century BC.

The shipwreck from Cnidos yielded another collection of amphorae from the 3rd century BC. Two more wrecks contained amphorae originating from the North Aegean dating from the 1st century BC. Another three wrecks held Cone and pseudo-Cone amphorae belonging to the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. A last shipwreck dates to the early Christian period.

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