As a history buff I thank you. This is one of the best uses of GE as an historical Atlas.

Hi sevenofnine

Great Post

You have a placemark in Northern Iran marked Teng-i-Suluk (Probably Caspian Gates)

As i understood it -the Caspian Gates are further north. Alexandria passed through on his way to the shores of the Caspian Sea. He was supposed to have commented that

-"the waters of this sea are not as salty as our own"

This is not a criticism of your post--just trying to add to the debate

ive included a GE Screen Grab of the area.

The Caspian Gates Pass lies south of the Caspian Sea near the Elburz Mountains. With desert to the south and mountains to the north, control of the Gates was vital for armies seeking to traverse ancient Persia (Iran). As historian George Rawlinson wrote: "The latter [pass], now known as the Girduni Sudurrah Pass, constitutes the famous ' Pylae Caspite. ' Through this pass alone can armies proceed from Armenia, Media, and Persia eastward, or from Turkestan, Khorasan, and Afghanistan into the more western parts of Asia.

You are great, man! Thanks a lot

Great great job,man. Congratulations!

I just posted a placemark called macedonian tomb of judgement. The tomb belongs to one of Alexander's officers who made it home to Greece, probably Pefkestas. Please visit the link and click on "the deceased warrior" to see the wall painting image of him. It is one of the few links we have of real persons from the campaign.

Thanks for the added information on the Caspian Gate. I will check it out. I haven't looked at this original post for a while, as I posted a revised version: (http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=203594). Nice picture.

Excellent post!!! We need some educational posts in GE. Yours has helped me a lot, especially the overlay maps.

I am trying to setup a post on the Silk Routes and Alexanders Expeditions are closely related. I will send you my kmz as soon as it is in reasonable shape. Meanwhile did you see this outline (unfortunately without a map - sic!)

http://www.history.ccsu.edu/elias/Aleksandros-Diodoros.htm

Regards RWFG

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Danescombe identification of the "Caspian Gates" is incorrect. What he shows is today called the Djvari Pass or in Russian Khrestovi Pass (Pass of the Cross), the prominent mountain is Mt. Kasbeg. The road through it is now called th Georgian Military Road built by the Russians in the 19th century.

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The screengrab shown is in present day Iran and not the Caucasus's.

It highlighting the Caspian Gates Pass in Iran and not the Caspian Gates of Derbent, Russia .

Wiki entry


BTW--- HERE
are some great pictures of the Georgian Military Road

nice to know about Alexander the Great's battles and routes; incidently in the light of the present situation in Iran, GEC members might be interested to know he is called Alexander the Accursed in Iranian traditions. I wonder if some member would do the favour of giving a brief plan of how he wilfully burnt Persepolis, as well as enlightened GEC members by a post tracing how Alexander turned into an ardent Iranophile, adopting Persian manners and royal dress at his court-much to the annoyance of his Macedonian entourage.
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