Jaxartes

British  

/ dʒækˈsɑːtiːz /

noun

1. the ancient name for Syr Darya

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Example Sentences

With the conquest of the Sogdiani on the western slope of the Belurdagh Cyrus touched the course of the Jaxartes.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max

The flight of Yezdegerd had carried him beyond the Oxus, and as far as the Jaxartes, two rivers of ancient and modern renown, which descend from the mountains of India towards the Caspian Sea.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Milman, Henry Hart

In 329 he penetrated to the farthest known limits of Northern Asia, and overthrew the Scythians on the banks of the Jaxartes.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Among the many rivers which flow through this land, either uniting at last with larger streams, or proceeding straight to the sea, the most celebrated are the Rœmnus, the Jaxartes, and the Talicus.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

Some of their rivers, as the Oxus and Jaxartes, have, within the records of history, been dry for several years.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William