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Αλεξάνδρεια | |
 Menander I coin | |
  Shown within Afghanistan | |
| Location | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Region | Parwan Province |
| Coordinates | 34°59′45″N 69°18′39″E / 34.99583°N 69.31083°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Alexander the Great |
Alexandria in the Caucasus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια Alexándreia; medieval Kapisa, modern Bagram) was a colony of Alexander the Great. It was one of many colonies designated with the name "Alexandria". He founded the colony at an important junction of communications in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains, in the country of the Paropamisadae.[1]
In Classical times, the Hindu Kush mountains were also designated as the "Caucasus", specifically as "Caucasus Indicus" (Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός)[2][3] in parallel to their Western equivalent, the Caucasus Mountains between Europe and Asia.
- ^ Curtius Rufus, Quintus (2007). The life and death of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon in ten books. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Text Creation Partnership. p. 281.
- ^ "Alexander in the Hindu Kush - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "Alexandria in the Caucasus (Begram) - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2018-11-02.