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Alexandropolis (Alexander's city) in the Thracian region of Maedians, was the first town founded by Alexander the Great after he defeated a local Thracian tribe as a regent (epitropos) of Macedon in 340 BC.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 9 relations: Alexander the Great, List of cities founded by Alexander the Great, Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Maedi, Plovdiv, Polis, Thracians, William Woodthorpe Tarn, Zopyrion.

  2. Argead colonies
  3. Cities founded by Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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List of cities founded by Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great (356 – 323 BC), a king of ancient Macedon, created one of the largest empires in history by waging an extensive military campaign throughout Asia. Alexandropolis Maedica and List of cities founded by Alexander the Great are cities founded by Alexander the Great.

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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)

Macedonia (Μακεδονία), also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.

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Maedi

The Maedi (also Maidans, Maedans, or Medi; Μαῖδοι or Μαιδοί) were a Thracian tribe in antiquity.

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Plovdiv

Plovdiv (Пловдив) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia. Alexandropolis Maedica and Plovdiv are Argead colonies.

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Polis

Polis (πόλις), plural poleis (πόλεις), means ‘city’ in ancient Greek.

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Thracians

The Thracians (translit; Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Southeast Europe in ancient history.

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William Woodthorpe Tarn

Sir William Woodthorpe Tarn (26 February 1869 – 7 November 1957) was a British classical scholar and writer.

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Zopyrion

Zopyrion (Ζωπυρίων) (died 331 BC) was a Macedonian general.

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See also

Argead colonies

Cities founded by Alexander the Great

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandropolis_Maedica