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Artacoana (Ancient Gr****: Ἀρτακόανα) or
Artacana or
Articaudna (Ἀρτίκαυδνα) or
Chortacana or Artacaena, name of the
capital of Aria, an
eastern satrapy...
- that “nearest to
India is Ariane, then Aria”). Its
original capital was
Artacoana (Ἀρτακόανα) or
Articaudna (Ἀρτίκαυδνα)
according to Ptolemy. In its vicinity...
- the
relationship of Alexander's
foundation to the
Achaemenid citadel of
Artacoana, its predecessor. As no
excavations of
Herat have
taken place, the precise...
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sometimes been
identified as a
refoundation of the
Achaemenid settlement Artacoana, but as the
available sources outline a
clear distinction between the...
- Village, 18 km
southwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)???―Parthia Sep 330
Artacoana,
Alexandria in Aria (Herat, Afghanistan)―Aria,
capital city Oct 330 Phrada...
- In late 330 BC,
Alexander captured the
Arian capital that was
called Artacoana. The town was
rebuilt and the
citadel was constructed.
Afghanistan became...
- BCE -
Persian town in Aria
established (approximate date). 330 BCE -
Artacoana captured by
Alexander III of Macedon. 167 BCE - Town
becomes part of the...
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Arians to rebellion, and
gathered his
forces together at the city of
Artacoana. On the
approach of Alexander, he fled to join the
traitor Bessus; and...
