Alexander the Great
conquered Samarkand in 329 BC. The city was known as Maracanda by the Greeks.Written sources offer small clues as to the subsequent system of government.They tell of an Orepius who became ruler "not from ancestors, but as a gift of Alexander".While Samarkand suffered significant damage during Alexander's initial conquest, the city recovered rapidly and under the new Hellenic influence flourished. There were also major new construction techniques; oblong bricks were replaced with square ones and superior methods of masonry and plastering were introduced.




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