Sep 13, 2023 · Cyropolis (Latin form of Gr. Kyroúpolis (Κυρούπολις) literally "The City of Cyrus ") was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great in 544 BCE to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid empire.

Visit Balkh region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Afghanistan. Cyropolis was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid …

Cyropolis was an ancient city that was founded in Sogdia (Sogdiana) by Cyrus the Great. It was meant to mark the most northeastern point of the Achaemenid Empire and was a point of conquest for later Alexander III the Great.

The uprising spread rapidly to Cyropolis and the neighbouring towns. An infuriated Alexander struck back and was wounded for the first time since Asia Minor, taking an arrow in his leg that broke his splint-bone.

Dec 15, 1993 · Cyropolis was apparently the center of the region of Sogdia known as Ošrūsana in the Middle Ages, though the classical authors distinguished its residents and those of neighboring towns from the Sogdians (Arrian, Anabasis 4.1.4-5).

Khujand is the site of Cyropolis which was established when king Cyrus the Great founded the city during his last expedition against the Saka tribe of Massagetae shortly before his death.

Category Sightseeing - 4 places in Balkh: 1. Nava Vihara, 2. Baktra, 3. Cyropolis, 4. Eucratideia

The fortified settlement of Cyreschata (“city of Cyrus”), or Cyropolis, in Sogdiana is further evidence of Cyrus’ activity in the region ....Pliny (Naturalis Historia 6.92) reported that Cyrus destroyed Capisa, in northern Afghanistan, and Arrian mentioned both his attack “on the land of the Indians” (apparently Gandhara) and his ...

Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa), [4][5] better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Ancient 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.

Jun 14, 2012 · [11a - In early 327 BC, Alexander attacks the Sogdian Rocks of Ariamazes (= Sogdian) and Chorienes (= Sisimithres). Arrian and Curtius disagree on the location and the …