Daily Courant in London, Middlesex

Disputed Claims on Alexander Euphrates Project at Babylon

An author argues against a modern historian’s claim that Alexander the Great sought to canalize the Euphrates and flood Babylon. The piece dissects the supposed bed of the river, Cyrus’s trenches, and the Pallacopas canal, citing Arian, Huetius, and others to refute the notion that the river left its course or that Alexander’s work aimed to restore it. It notes errors in location and motive, and questions the margin source.