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The Gates of Alexander, also known as the Caspian Gates, are one of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic boundary separating the civilized from the uncivilized world. The original Gates of Alexander were just south of the Caspian Sea, at Rhagae, where Alexander…
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| the Horns of Alexander | instance of | while the Great Wall of Gorgan may have been built by the Parthians.Alongside other motifs | 0.80 | text |
| the Gates of Alexander became commonly associated with Alexander legends | instance of | while the Great Wall of Gorgan may have been built by the Parthians.Alongside other motifs | 0.80 | text |
| as in the Alexander Romance | instance of | while the Great Wall of Gorgan may have been built by the Parthians.Alongside other motifs | 0.80 | text |
| the Syriac Alexander Romance | instance of | while the Great Wall of Gorgan may have been built by the Parthians.Alongside other motifs | 0.80 | text |
| and the Qissat Dhulqarnayn | instance of | while the Great Wall of Gorgan may have been built by the Parthians.Alongside other motifs | 0.80 | text |
| the Travels of Marco Polo | instance of | the Gates of Alexander story was included in travel literature | 0.80 | text |
| the Travels of Sir John Mandeville | instance of | the Gates of Alexander story was included in travel literature | 0.80 | text |
| the compass | instance of | Knowledge of Chinese innovations | 0.80 | text |
| south-pointing chariot is known to have been diffused | instance of | Knowledge of Chinese innovations | 0.80 | text |
| Gates of Alexander | related to External links | Chapter | 0.60 | section |
| Gates of Alexander | related to External links | Travels | 0.60 | section |
| Gates of Alexander | related to External links | Sir John Mandeville | 0.60 | section |
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