Alexandropolis Maedica

Alexandropolis, known in this atlas as Alexandropolis Maedica, was a town in the Thracian region of the Maedi, and the first town founded by Alexander the Great. He founded it in 340 BC while acting as regent of Macedon, after defeating a local Thracian tribe, and its name means Alexander's city. The name was chosen by analogy with Philippopolis, the Thracian town founded by his father Philip II. Alexander expelled the local inhabitants and settled a mixed population in the new town. The location of Alexandropolis is unknown, and the article suggests that a Thracian raid may have caused its disappearance from history, and refers readers to Zopyrion. The historian William Tarn claimed it was a military colony rather than a polis. Because the site is not known, its country and its modern setting cannot be stated, and the Eastern Europe placement is a closest fit based on the Maedi lands in Thrace.