Resumen de Alessandro Magno nel Sindh: città, roccaforti e installazioni portuali
The exploration of the mouth of the Indus led by Alexander theGreat and his Admiral Nearchus in 325 B.C. has aroused great interestamong scholars. Attempts have been made, with often contradictory results,to reconstruct the itineraries followed and to identify the sites rememberedby the sources. Reconstruction has been made very difficult by changes inthe landscape over time and, above all, by the absence of archaeological findsdating back to the time of Alexander. This paper reconsiders the information provided by the sources on the exploration of the lower course of theIndus by Alexander and Nearchus; then discusses possible identificationsof the best preserved archaeological site in the area, that of Banbhore, withthe places designated by ancient place names (Barbarikon, Barce, Daybul);finally, it poses the problem of the “port of Alexander” mentioned by Arrianus in the Indike.
