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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3937804, member: 99456&quot;][USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] - thanks for the interesting post and coins.&nbsp; The references are are always appreciated for further reading.&nbsp; I am continually amazed at the availability of books like<a href="https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.13392/page/n17" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.13392/page/n17" rel="nofollow"> Wroth in archive.org</a>.&nbsp; The Shepherd Historical Atlas is also fun to explore.&nbsp;&nbsp; You got me thinking: &quot;how many cities were named after Alexander?&quot;.&nbsp; To which the internet <a href="https://www.history.com/news/eight-surprising-facts-about-alexander-the-great" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.history.com/news/eight-surprising-facts-about-alexander-the-great" rel="nofollow">answered</a>: more than seventy - and one named after his horse - the list may not include Alexandria Troas, as it was named for him not by him.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here&#039;s a <a href="https://www.sporcle.com/games/schwhatever/modern-cities-named-after-alexander-the-great" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sporcle.com/games/schwhatever/modern-cities-named-after-alexander-the-great" rel="nofollow">quiz</a> with 19 modern cities once named for Alexander.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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