A journey in Sindh, or the "Pentapotamia" as Greeks called it then.
First the obligatory map...
http://www.livius.org/a/1/maps/gandara_map2.gif
Alexander the Great moved past this land, before being stopped by the mutineers in his army.
Locations in that map today, thanks to www.Livius.org which I highly recommend for anyone even remotely interested in history.
Peucelaotis
Arigaion
Massaga
Bazira
Ora
Nikaia and Buccephala
Alexandria on the Hyphasis:
Another town on the Indus:
Alexandreia on Indus
Then, there were more cities, both of which became IndoGreek capitals later.
Taxila as built by Demetrios around 180 BCE and as rebuilt by Menadros in 150 BCE (approx.)
Sagala, Menandros' proper capital.
A list of all known Alexandrias, according to Livius.org. According to his biographer Plutarchos, Alexandros founded no less than 70 cities.
Re: A journey in Sindh, or the "Pentapotamia" as Greeks called it then.
An interesting read thank you keravnos.
I'm thinking it would be quite nice to see one of the Kamboja tribes as a faction in EB2 so here's hoping:sweatdrop:.
Re: A journey in Sindh, or the "Pentapotamia" as Greeks called it then.
It seems me that I once read that the old Greeks did not use the word "Pentapotamia". Does anybody know an example of this word in a book of an old Greek author ? Thanks.