Charax Spasinu, also called Charax Spasinou, Charax Pasinu, Spasinu Charax (Ancient Greek: Σπασίνου Χάραξ), Alexandria (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια) or Antiochia in Susiana (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Σουσιανῆς), was an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf in modern day Iraq, and the capital of the ancient kingdom of Characene.
Charax, Crimea, the largest Roman military settlement excavated in the Crimea CharaxSpasinu, an ancient port at the head of the Persian Gulf Charax Sidae...
"Characene" originated from the name of the capital of the kingdom, CharaxSpasinu. The kingdom was also known by the older name of the region, "Mesene"...
Plan of the archaeological site of Naysan, the probable location of CharaxSpasinu While Philip II was besieging Perinthus, Alexander, as regent, subdued...
the Hanseatic League were known as kontors, a form of trading posts. CharaxSpasinu was a trading post between the Roman and Parthian Empires. Manhattan...
text claims, yet it mentions some as being the Alexandria-Euphrates or CharaxSpasinu ("Ala-san"), Nikephorium ("Lu-fen"), Palmyra ("Ch'ieh-lan"), Damascus...
his father to the court of King Abinergaos I of Characene in CharaxSpasinu. While in Charax Izates became acquainted with a Jewish merchant named Ananias...
(Chaldaea) in the Han sources. Alexander the Great founded the town of CharaxSpasinu in 324 B.C. in the governorate. The town later became the capital of...
Greeks to refer to Bahrain). 324 Kroton is overthrown by Menedemus 324 CharaxSpasinu, one of Alexander's last cities before his death, is established at...
North Africa. Another branch road travelled from Herat through Susa to CharaxSpasinu at the head of the Persian Gulf and across to Petra and on to Alexandria...
Arsacid court to conquer Characene, then ruled by Hyspaosines from CharaxSpasinu. When this failed, Hyspaosines invaded Babylonia in 127 BC and occupied...
of Hīt. The route then ran south along the river toward the port of CharaxSpasinu on the Persian Gulf, where Palmyrene ships traveled back and forth to...
Gather (Gether): Bactrians Mesa (Mesh): "Mesaneans; it is now called CharaxSpasinu". Laud (Lud): "Laudites, which are now called Lydians". Hippolytus of...
the Inscription from Bahrain (pdf) Hansman, John (1991). "Characene and Charax". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume V/4: C̆es̆tīya–Chinese-Iranian...
possession, such as: Al-Ubulla/Apologus(CharaxSpasinu), A harbour belonged to Sassanid situated near Charax Spasini and the River Euphrates which served...
Soter CharaxSpasinu: formerly named Alexandria – Alexander the Great formerly named Antiochia in Susiana – Antiochus IV formerly named Charax of Hyspaosines...
conversion to Judaism of numerous native and foreign inhabitants of CharaxSpasinu. This city, the capital of Characene, was situated at the confluence...
(Artabanus V), taking Isfahan, Kerman, Elam (Elymais) and Meshan (Mesene, SpasinuCharax, or Characene). Abraham Cohen (1980). Ancient Jewish Proverbs. Library...
(Artabanus V), taking Isfahan, Kerman, Elam (Elymais) and Meshan (Mesene, SpasinuCharax, or Characene). Cohen, Abraham (1980). Ancient Jewish Proverbs. Library...
been formed by the silting up of the shore since the foundation of SpasinusCharax (Mu/-zamrah) in the time of Alexander the Great, or some 115 feet (35 m)...
(Artabanus V), taking Isfahan, Kerman, Elam (Elymais) and Meshan (Mesene, SpasinuCharax, or Characene). Abraham Cohen (1980). Ancient Jewish Proverbs. Library...