Alexandria/Rhambakia
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M.U. Erdosy Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Last modified
Sep 14, 2024 11:31 PM
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History
While on the march in 325 BC, Alexander arrived in Rhambakia, the chief village of the Oreitai. He ordered Hesphaistion to remain there and see to establishing a city.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59675
27.5, 67.5
- Representative Locations:
- Barrington Atlas location (330 BC - AD 640)
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- Alexandria (Latin, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Alexandropolis (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Arbis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Ῥαμβακία (Rhambakia: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- None
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None
unlocated, settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 6 B4 Alexandria/Rhambakia
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Khandewari? PAK
M.U. Erdosy, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Alexandria/Rhambakia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59675> [accessed: 14 November 2024]
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