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)

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Exploring the walls of Halicarnassus

Once again, Turkey is trying to promote tourism (in spite of the pandemic!) to their many archaeological sites and this time they are concentrating on Halicarnassus, today’s Bodrum. This kind of news has already aired in my previous blog, Putting Halicarnassus on the (tourist) map.

It is very regrettable that each time new excavation plans are published they come with very little new information. Although mostly buried beneath the modern houses and constructions, the layout of ancient Halicarnassus is pretty well known.

The most striking monuments are the inevitable theater that offers an unequaled view over the harbor and the castle, and the Mindus Gate, which has been partially reconstructed (see: Halicarnassus, capital of Caria).


In this rece
nt article published by The Hurriyet Daily News, they merely mention that the walls “cover a large area” (how large, I wonder?) and constitute a strong defense system with its 40 towers and four castles (where?). The article includes a picture of workmen digging or clearing the land around some big stone blocks (see above).

It is up to the reader to draw his own conclusions!

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