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Charax – also Charax Spasinou (Greek: Χάρακα του Σπασίνου), Alexandria (Greek: Αλεξανδρία) and Antiochia in Susiana (Greek: Αντιόχεια της Σουσιανής) – was the ancient capital of Susiana, Characene, in Babylonia, founded by Alexander the Great and named Alexandria. It was restored by Antiochus I and renamed Antiochia. It was enlarged by an Arabian chieftan, Spasines and afterward named Spasines and Charax Spasinou after him. [1]. It was a major trading center of late antiquity as evidenced by the hoards of Greek coins recovered during excavations there. [2]
The geographer, Isidore of Charax (fl. first century AD), lived at Charax.
References
O. Mørkholm, "A Greek coin hoard from Susiana", in Acta Archæologica, 1965, vol. 36, p. 127-156.
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