For the ancient town of Media Atropatene, see Cyropolis (Media Atropatene).
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Map of Tajikistan with possible locations of Cyropolis pinpointed.[1][2][3]
Map of the Achaemenid Empire showing the location of Cyropolis in Sogdiana.
Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa),[4][5] better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Greek: Κυρούπολις or Κύρου πόλις, Kyroúpolis),[6] both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid Empire.
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^Lendering, Jona (2006). "Alexandria Eschate". Livius.org. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^P’yankov, Igor V. [in Russian] (1994). "CYROPOLIS". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
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speak, which was due to a previous injury to his neck during the Siege of Cyropolis. Other popular theories contend that Alexander either died of malaria...
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Egypt Gaza Mesopotamia Gaugamela Persia Persian Gate Persepolis Bactria Cyropolis Sogdian Rock Expedition into India Indian campaigns Cophen Aornos Hydaspes...
Second Greco-Persian War. In 329 BC, Alexander launched the Siege of Cyropolis and fought against the Sakas in Battle of Jaxartes. After Alexander defeated...
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