Thursday, May 31, 2012

Alexander in Bukhara (Central Asia 10)

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[9 - Alexander probably went as far as Bukhara and even Merv in today’s Turkmenistan where he founded his Alexandria-Margiana (it seem...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Discovering Forts Alexander might have known (Central Asia 9)

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[8 - In Spring 328 BC, Alexander splits up his army in five sections. Hephaistion cleans up the Panj River Valley, Ptolemy the Vaksh Riv...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Alexander's March to Maracanda (Central Asia 8)

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[7 - In early autumn of 329 BC, Alexander marched to Maracanda in three days and nights to see Spitamenes vanish in thin air. He re-cr...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Tlos in the beautiful Xanthos Valley

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I find it quite exciting to read that recent excavations have been carried out in the ancient city of Tlos , not too far from Fethiye in T...
Saturday, May 12, 2012

The latest news about the Palace of Aegae

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In recent years the Palace of Philip II in Aegae has been off-limits to visitors because of new archaeological digs on the site of what ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Alexander and Turkey

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As you’ll know by now, I like to follow the latest archaeological news in the Hurriyet Daily News .  When  the news is about Alexander the...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Alexandria-Eschate and Cyropolis (Central Asia 7)

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[6 - In July 329 BC, Alexander was building his Alexandria-the-Furthermost , modern Khodjend in Tajikistan, while taking seven Sogdian c...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Jaxartes River and the Iron Gates (Central Asia 6)

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[5 - Alexander moved to the end of the Persian Empire on the Jaxartes River (modern Syr Darya) through the Iron Gates (the only road ea...