Discovering the ancient city disappeared 2000 years ago

After 2000 years of seemingly disappearing in history, archaeologists discovered Qalatga Darband - an ancient city built under Alexander the Great.

Although it is impossible to give an exact time, experts say that the ancient city of Kurdistan, Iraq was born around the beginning of the war between Alexander III and Darius III - the ancient Persian king. Surprisingly, this city was found with traces of war despite being quite far from the battle area.

The newly discovered city after 2000 years seems to disappear.(Photo: British Museum).

The bustling wine city

World conquest is a great journey and needs a lot of 'men', so Qalatga Darband, also known as the 'Castle on the top of the mountain' , was built to sell wine to soldiers and men. Merchant hand in the journey to 'glory'.

"Although it is only in the early stages of research, we believe that this was the busiest city on the trade road between Iraq and Iran," said archaeologist John MacGinnis of the British Museum. .

MacGinnis and his team are working on Iraq's Emergency Management Training program. This program aims to train professionals to identify and rescue priceless treasures at the risk of being destroyed by the Islamic State organization claiming IS.

Since the 1960s, scientists have begun to suspect the strange antiquities discovered in images of reconnaissance satellites. However, due to war conditions in the area, it prevented experts from learning more.

Remnants of the remains of the city "wine".(Photo: British Museum).

Discovered by unmanned aircraft

It was not until the 21st century, with special advances in unmanned aircraft, that researchers were able to investigate the landscape of the area from above. Surprisingly, the archaeological team discovered subtle differences between wild plants and ruins.

MacGinnis said: "The aircraft really has great information. Where there are ancient walls buried underground, wheat and barley do not grow well. Plants in this area There are different color signs'.

Surveys on the ground have so far uncovered the foundations of several large buildings in the ground. They include both a reinforced wall and stone presses that may have been used in wine or oil production.

Experts also discovered a coin in the city during the age of Parthian Orodes II, who ruled between 57 BC and 37 BC. This proves that the city may have existed before Alexander the Great.

Research will continue until 2020 and we will be updated with interesting secrets around this mysterious city. Researchers are still working hard to determine when the 'Castle on the top of the mountain' was established and for what reason it disappeared.

Alexander III of Macedonia, widely known as Alexander the Great, was the 14th King of the Argead house in the Kingdom of Macedonia (336 - 323 BC). However, he spent very little time on reigning in his homeland of Macedonia.

During his reign, this warrior spent most of his time in conquests, and was considered one of the most successful commanders in history, who conquered almost the entire world. He knew before he died.

He is considered one of the greatest military strategists in history. Because of his glorious victories and great influence on world history, the young king of Macedonia became famous for his name as Alexander the Great.