Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The city, whose original … See more

The precise date of Ai-Khanoum's founding is unknown. The northernmost outpost of the Indus Valley Civilization had been established at Shortugai, around 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ai-Khanoum, during the l… See more

The city of Ai-Khanoum was founded at the southwest corner of a plain in the region of Bactria, at the confluence of the Oxus (modern Amu Darya) and Kokcha rivers. The plain, which covered an area of around 300 square kilo… See more

The excavations of Ai-Khanoum yielded three hoards of Hellenistic coins, along with 274 stray coins, of which 224 were legible. The first hoard was found in a small room in the administrative section of the palace complex in … See more

• Arrian (1976). Anabasis of Alexander. Translated by Brunt, P.A. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674992603.
• Holt, Frank (2012b). "When Did the Greeks Abandon Ai Khanoum?". Anabasis: Studia Classica et Orientalia (… See more