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The Hellenistic Far East - Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia (Hardcover)
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The Hellenistic Far East - Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia (Hardcover)
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In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late
fourth century BC, Greek garrisons and settlements were established
across Central Asia, through Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) and
into India. Over the next three hundred years, these settlements
evolved into multiethnic, multilingual communities as much Greek as
they were indigenous. To explore the lives and identities of the
inhabitants of the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms, Rachel
Mairs marshals a variety of evidence, from archaeology, to coins,
to documentary and historical texts. Looking particularly at the
great city of Ai Khanoum, the only extensively excavated
Hellenistic period urban site from Central Asia, Mairs explores how
these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood
themselves. Significant and original, "The Hellenistic Far East"
will highlight Bactrian studies as an important part of our
understanding of the ancient world.
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