Ortospana (Greek: Ὀρτόσπάνα) or Cabura (Greek: Κάβουρα) was an ancient city of Bactriana, which there is good reason for supposing is identical with the modern town of Kabul.[1][2][3][4]
History
editThe name is written variously in ancient authors Ortospana or Ortospanum; the latter is the form adopted by Pliny.[5] Three principal roads leading through Bactriana met at this place; hence the notice in Strabo of the ἡ ἐκ Βάκτρον τρίοδος.[6] The three roads may be, the pass by Bamian, that of the Hindu Kush, and that from Anderab to Khawar.[1]
See also
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edit- Karttunen, Klaus (2006). "Cabura". In Salazar, Christine F. (ed.). Brill's New Pauly. Brill Publishers. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- Vaux, W. S. W. (1857). "Ortospana". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2: Iabadius–Zymethus. London: Walton and Maberly. pp. 497–498.
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