Oxos
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Oxos is the ancient Greek name for the Oxus River, a major waterway of Central Asia historically significant to Persian and Hellenistic civilizations.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek exonym
ⓘ
historical name ⓘ river ⓘ |
| ancientNameOf | Amu Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Alexander the Great’s campaigns in Central Asia ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
boundary between Sogdiana and Bactria
ⓘ
northeastern frontier of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | natural frontier between Iranian and steppe cultures ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Aral Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Oxus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughCountry |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughHistoricalRegion |
Bactria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khwarezm NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInAncientGreek | Ὦξος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
ancient Greek geographical literature
ⓘ
classical historiography ⓘ |
| modernName | Amu Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Aral Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historical Silk Road region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInIrrigation | source of irrigation for Central Asian oases ⓘ |
| roleInTrade | major artery of trans-Eurasian trade routes ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Hindu Kush region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfNameUsage |
Classical Antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Imperial period for Greek authors ⓘ |
| usedAsNameBy |
Greek geographers
ⓘ
Hellenistic historians ⓘ |
| variantSpelling | Oxus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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