Alexander the Great was famous for founding cities (and naming them after himself). But how does someone actually go about founding a city? Where does the initial population come from? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Alexander the Great was famous for founding cities (and naming them after himself). But how does someone actually go about founding a city? Where does the initial population come from?

by ManicMarine

Searocksandtrees

Hiya, just FYI, there are a couple of previous answers worth checking out -

/u/Daeres in Who populated the cities founded by Alexander the Great?
/u/Iphikrates in Alexander the Great founded dozens of cities and towns over his life. How was a town just "founded?" (which includes links to a couple more), and with more related discussion in Greek cities founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, but did these colonies have any obligations, be they political, economic or military, to their founders?