Cities Around the Globe Founded by Alexander the Great

Greek reporter ^ | 13th August 2024 | Philip Chrysopoulos

[Cronos]

Alexander the Great, who lived from July 356 BC to June 323 BC, was an intrepid conqueror and one of the most brilliant military generals in history.

More importantly, however, he laid the cultural foundations for the establishment of the ancient Hellenistic world, all the way from Alexandria in Egypt to the borders of India.

By his own admission, Alexander endeavored to conquer lands all the way to the “ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea.” He and his legions invaded India in the year 326 BC, winning an important victory over the Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes.

Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria Arachosia, Afghanistan now Kandahar

Alexandria Ariana, Afghanistan now Herat

Alexandria on the Caucasus, Afghanistan now Bagram

[Paal Gulli]

"... Around the Globe....?"

A bit hyperbolic, don't you think?

[markman46]

Hey now.. that is music city in the central valley, home of the bakerfield sound..

[military cop]

Hey, you don’t know me, but you don’t like me
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

RLTW

[Cronos]

more Hellenocentric :)

To the ancient Greeks the “world” was the Greek world with some “fringes” along the edges :) — kind of like the Chinese “middle Kingdom” point of view.

As an aside - this was also the view to some extent in the united Roman empire that “the world” meant “the Roman world” and the rest were, well, exotic “rest”

[Cronos]

Historically, culturally, linguistically speaking there were no “Palestinians” prior to 1948. There were Arabs, Jews, Samaritans, etc. but people associated themselves by religion primarily and language secondarily