70 Cities Named After Alexander; 50 Named Alexandria Section 5 The Spread of Hellenistic Culture Conquered cities adopted Greek customs Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria Greek = Hellenic Blending of cultures became known as Hellenistic culture Koine (koy NAY) meaning common, a Greek dialect, became th...
aAlexander the Great had seventeen cities named after him. Most of them are no longer around except for Alexandria, Egypt. This city is where the Lighthouse of Alexandria stood. Alexander died in 323 B.C. The city was completed by Ptolemy Soter, the new ruler of Egypt. The city soon be...
Alexandria is named after Alexander the Great, who founded the city located in Northern Egypt in 331 BCE. But the city blossomed under the rule of Ptolemy. Following the wars of the Diadochi, Ptolemy established Alexandria as the new capital of Egypt. It also replaced Tyre as one of the mo...
This little burg is named after Donald Alexander Smith aka Lord Strathcona who was one of the principal financial promoters for the construction of the transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway. He must have been popular enough for folks to name this town after him. 6)-Johnson, Minnesota Google M...
Keywords: Jābarṣā and Jābalqā, cosmography, legends, imaginary geographies, Alexander Romance, IlluminationismIntroductionAlthough the twin cities at the west and east edges of the world, Jābarṣā (Jābarṣ, Jābalṣā, Jāburṣā) and Jābalqā (Jābalq, Jābarqā), are somehow...
” This presents a paradox–Alexander Bell didn’t transmit his first call to Watson until 1876 and there certainly was no phone system in place in 1871. Hmmmm. My cursory research into the Grand Hotel found only one in Walla Walla, converted from the Ransom building to the Grand Hotel in...
It fell successively to Nubia, Assyria, Persia, and Macedonia under Alexander the Great. Its importance as a religious centre was undermined by the rise of Christianity and then of Islam. It was abandoned after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 AD. Its ruins include the great temple of ...
In 1816 Captain Alexander Grant was sent to establish a base from which the navy could control the slave trade. Banjul Island, which was renamed St Mary's Island, was bought from the King of Kombo. Here Grant established the town of Bathurst, named after the Secre- tary of State for ...
Houston.DJ Joe Gautreauxwill spin for this unique event, which will also feature performances from musical artistJacintaand theHouston Fly Boys. Participants will be able to dance all afternoon under the skyscrapers of Houston. F Bar will also be the site of the Jungle after party, withRajaas...
Alexander the Great and his successors. To be sure, many new cities—often named Alexandria because Alexander had founded them—were planted between the Nile and the Indus, facilitating contacts between the major civilizations of Europe and Asia and giving rise to cultural exchanges and commercial ...