Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: St J. Simpson, F. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl
Creators: St J. Simpson, F. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Chris de Lisle
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History
Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv was a major oasis-city of Central Asia, located along the Silk Road (in modern Turkmenistan). Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/961873
37.6663910652, 62.1921217659
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 21199 (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM Location: Gyaur Kala (330 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM Location: Erk Kala (550 BC - AD 550) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (550 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Alexandria (Latin, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Ἀντιόχεια (Antiocheia: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Antiochia (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Ἀντιόχεια Ἔνυδρος (Antiócheia Énudros: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Merv (English, unspecified date range)
- Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv part of (regional) Margiana/Margush/Merv (30 BC - AD 300)
- Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv part of (administrative) Seleucid Empire (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Erk Kala located at Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv (unspecified date range)
- Gyaur-Kala, Merv located at Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv (unspecified date range)
- Kyz Kala located at Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv (unspecified date range)
- Sultan Kala located at Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv (unspecified date range)
fort, urban area, settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
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- Ancient Merv Project (UCL)
- BAtlas 98 C1 Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv
- Bosworth Arrian volume 2, page 108
- Cohen 2013 245-250
- Fraser 1996 31 (n. 67), 116-18
- Merv Project (British Museum)
- New Pauly Alexandria [5] Antioch [7]
- RE Alexandreia 3
- ToposText Antiocheia Margiane (Parthia)
- WHL State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
- Wikipedia (English) Merv
- Wiliams 2008a
- Williams 2008
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 98 C1 Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Erk Kala/Gyaur Kala TKM.
| The archaeological remains of Merv are comprised of five walled cities dating from the sixth century BC to the 18th century. These are known as Erk Kala, Gyaur Kala, Sultan Kala, Abdullah Khan Kala, and Bairam Ali Khan Kala and may be grouped into three settlement phases that correspond to three periods, namely ancient, medieval and post-medieval. |
St J. Simpson, F. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Chris de Lisle, 'Alexandria/Antiochia/Merv: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/961873> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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