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Multi-tiered ancient market hall with large ashlar arches and windows built on a steep green hill. Photograph unavailable
Monumental 3-Story Hellenistic Agora Building at Ancient Alinda

Historical event

334 BCEHellenistic eraCulture and memory

Alliance of Queen Ada of Caria and Alexander the Great at Alinda

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Alliance of Queen Ada of Caria and Alexander the Great at Alinda (334 BCE) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · 334 BCE · Culture and memory · deniz-doga

Event

Alliance of Queen Ada of Caria and Alexander the Great at Alinda (334 BCE) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Alliance%20of%20Queen%20Ada%20of%20Caria%20and%20Alexander%20the%20Great%20at%20Alinda%20(334%20BCE)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Hellenistic era

Narrative stops

Research sources