Iaxartes

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Modern Name :	Syr Darya
Antiquity Name :	Iaxartes
Geographic Type :	river
Geographic Coordinates :	60.5320 : 46.914
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Notes :	Also found as Orexartes, Orxantes and Silis in the sources. Alexander the Great took this river to be the Tanais. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/iaxartes-e521610
Violence :	Alexander defeats the Scythians at the Iaxartes.
Created at :	2015-07-03 : 12:23:59
Last changed :	2020-10-23 : 09:24:30
MyCoRe ID :	Antiquity_topology_00002079
Static URL :	https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_topology_00002079

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