Alexandropolis Maedica

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Alexandropolis ({{langx|grc|Ἀλεξανδρόπολις|Alexandrópolis|Alexander's city}}[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0129%3Achapter%3D9 Plutarch, Alexander, 9]) in the Thracian region of Maedians, was the first town founded by Alexander the Great after he defeated a local Thracian tribe as a regent ({{langx|grc|έπίτροπος}}, epitropos) of Macedon in 340 BC.Conquest and empire By A. B. Bosworth Page 246 {{ISBN|0-521-40679-X}} Its name was chosen by analogy with Philippopolis, the town of Thrace founded by Alexander's father, Philip II. He expelled the locals and settled a mixed population. The location of Alexandropolis is unknown, suggesting that a Thracian raid may have caused its disappearance from history (See Zopyrion). Tarn claims Alexandropolis was a military colony rather than a polis.The Hellenistic settlements in Europe, the islands, and Asia Minor By Getzel M. Cohen Page 82 {{ISBN|0-520-08329-6}}