New Research Confirms Location of Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great - Archaeology Magazine

Lost city founded by Alexander the Great could finally be found after researchers make startling discovery

An international team of archaeologists has confirmed the location of Alexandria on the Tigris, a long-lost ancient metropolis established by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE.Professor Stefan Hauser of the University of Konstanz led the research effort that pinpointed the site at Jebel Khayyaber in southern Iraq.The city, which later became known as Charax Spasinou, had vanished from historical memory following late antiquity.For ce…

New Research Confirms Location of Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great - Archaeology Magazine

Aerial photo showing the walls of Alexandria on the Tigris, Charax-Spasinou, Iraq JEBEL KHAYYABER, IRAQ—Ancient written sources record that when Alexander the Great returned to Mesopotamia from the Indus Valley around 324 b.c., he founded a strategic new port in the region, known as Alexandria on the Tigris. Until recent years, however, its exact location remained lost to archaeologists. According to a report by La Brújula Verde, new research ha…

Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great Finally Confirmed by Archaeologists

Lost city founded by Alexander the Great has been confirmed in Iraq, revealing a major ancient trade hub on the Tigris River.

New Research Confirms Location of Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great

Aerial photo showing the walls of Alexandria on the Tigris, Charax-Spasinou, Iraq JEBEL KHAYYABER, IRAQ — Ancient texts state that after returning from the Indus Valley around 324 B.C., Alexander the Great established a key port city in Mesopotamia called Alexandria on the Tigris. For centuries, however, archaeologists were unable to pinpoint its exact location.According to La Brújula Verde, recent research has now identified the long-lost site …