Alexander the Great

Connected Sites: 16

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through western Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world. (wiki) The connection focuses on Alexander's life and sites that he visited in person (in contrast to those 'only' conquered by his army).

Connected Sites

  • Tyre
    Tyre
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    2.78
    74
    5
    Tyre succumbed to the attack of Alexander of Macedonia who had blocked the straits by a dike. ,,, Alexander's legacy still lives on today, since Tyre has remained a peninsula instead of an island ever since. (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Troy
    Troy
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    140
    8
    He landed there to anoint the Grave of his ancestor Achilles
  • Samarkand
    Samarkand
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.37
    166
    6
    He conquered it in 329 BC.
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    41
    5
    Known as "Alexandira Margiana" See link. Also from the Nom File - "The oasis formed part of Alexander the Great's empire, and Pliny (NH VI, 16-17) suggested that the Hellenistic city was founded by Alexander".
    See www.livius.org
  • Babylon
    Babylon
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    According to a Babylonian astronomical diary, Alexander died between the evening of June 10 and the evening of June 11, 323 BC, at the age of thirty-two. This happened in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon. (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Archaeological Site of Aigai
    Archaeological Site of Aigai
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.52
    123
    11
    Tomb of his Father
  • Persepolis
    Persepolis
    Iran
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.37
    103
    3
    The complex was taken by the army of Alexander the Great in 330 BC, and soon after the wooden parts were completely destroyed by fire (wiki)
    See www.ancient.eu
  • Ephesus
    Ephesus
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2015
    4.10
    267
    6
    Alexander the Great visited in 323 BCE. The city of Ephesus in its current location was founded by Lysimachos, one of Alexander’s twelve generals (AB ev)
  • Derbent
    Derbent
    Russia
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.97
    18
    2
    Has been linked to the location of the Gates of Alexander, the legendary barrier supposedly built by Alexander the Great in the Caucasus to keep the non-Greeks of the north from invading the land to the south.
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    Crac des Chevaliers
    Syria
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.75
    65
    4
    Wiki describes the legend of how, around 334BC (and supposedly assisted by Hercules!), Alexander the Great captured the castle then existing on the site of the structure now known as Qal'at Salah ad-Din
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
    Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.90
    22
    3
    Sardis was conquered by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. Alexander personally accepted the surrender of Sardis
    See sardisexpedition.org
  • Taxila
    Taxila
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    2.98
    42
    4
    The Bihr mound is associated with the historic event of the triumphant entry of Alexander the Great into Taxila. (OUV)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Susa
    Susa
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.40
    30
    4
    The "Susa Weddings"
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Pyramids (Memphis)
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.51
    314
    12
    Legend has it that Alexander spent time alone in the King's chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.94
    276
    12
    336 BC: Alexander the Great visited the Delphic Oracle wishing to hear a prophecy that he would soon conquer the entire ancient world (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Gordion
    Gordion
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.75
    46
    4
    Entered Gordion in 333 BCE and - according to legend - "cut (or otherwise unfastened) the Gordian Knot: this intricate knot joined the yoke to the pole of a Phrygian wagon that stood on the acropolis of the city." (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org