Xylinepolis

Xylinepolis or Xylenopolis (Greek: Ξυλίνη πόλις, meaning: wooden city/town) was a temporary military fortress (phrourion) in the naval base of Patala, founded in 325 BC by Alexander the Great.^[1] It is mentioned by Pliny the Elder.^[2] Alexander's admiral Nearchus stayed there for four months before his voyage.^[3]

William Woodthorpe Tarn argues that Pliny was mistaken in his reference to the town, and that Pliny's source merely mentioned a Ancient Greek: xyline polis, meaning a town made of wood. According to Tarn the town was therefore a pre-existing Indian town rather than one founded by Alexander.^[4]

References

^ Conquest and empire By A. B. Bosworth Pages 140,249 ISBN 0-521-40679-X
^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Xylenopolis
^ A compendium of ancient and modern geography, Arrowsmith Aaron, p.552
^ Woodthorpe Tarn, William. The Greeks in Bactria and India. Cambridge University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1108009416.

Memoir on the Eastern Branch of the River Indus, Giving an Account of the Alterations Produced on It by an Earthquake, Also a Theory of the Formation of the Runn, and Some Conjectures on the Route of Alexander the Great; Drawn up in the Years 1827-1828, Lieutenant Alex, pp 586-587

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[1] Conquest and empire By A. B. Bosworth Pages 140,249 ISBN 0-521-40679-X

[2] Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Xylenopolis

[3] A compendium of ancient and modern geography, Arrowsmith Aaron, p.552

[4] Woodthorpe Tarn, William. The Greeks in Bactria and India. Cambridge University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1108009416.

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