Alexandria Eschate
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Alexandria Eschate was an ancient city established by Alexander the Great on the edge of his empire in Central Asia, serving as a strategic military and cultural outpost.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic city
→
ancient city → |
| associatedWith |
Silk Road routes
→
surface form: "Silk Road"
|
| bordered | nomadic steppe lands → |
| civilization |
Greek Antiquity
→
surface form: "Ancient Greek civilization"
|
| country |
Sogdia
→
surface form: "Sogdiana"
|
| culturalRole |
Greek cultural outpost
→
center of Hellenization in Central Asia → |
| foundedAfter | Alexander's campaigns in Sogdiana → |
| foundedAs |
frontier outpost
→
military colony → |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BCE → |
| founder | Alexander the Great → |
| garrisonedBy |
Greek soldiers
→
Macedonian troops → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Alexandria Ultima
→
Alexandria on the Jaxartes → Alexandria the Farthest →
surface form: "Alexandria the Furthest"
|
| historicalFunction |
base for campaigns beyond the Jaxartes
→
trade hub between Greek world and Central Asia → |
| laterControlledBy |
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
→
Kushan Empire → Seleucid Empire → |
| locatedInPresentDay | Tajikistan NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Asia
→
Ferghana Valley → |
| locatedNear |
Khujand
→
surface form: "Khodjent"
Khujand → |
| locatedOnRiver |
Syr Darya
→
surface form: "Jaxartes River"
Syr Darya → |
| militaryPurpose | fortified city → |
| modernSuccessor | Khujand → |
| nameLanguage | Greek → |
| nameMeaning | Alexandria the Farthest → |
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
→
Macedon →
surface form: "Macedonian Empire"
|
| significance |
key node in Greco-Central Asian interactions
→
northernmost city founded by Alexander the Great → |
| strategicRole |
defense against nomadic tribes
→
northern frontier of Alexander's empire → |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period → |
| urbanFeatures |
Greek-style urban planning
→
citadel → fortification walls → |
| usedBy |
Greek settlers
→
Macedonian veterans → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.