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University of California Press
- The Hellenistic Far East: Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- A Note on Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-26
- 2. Ai Khanoum
- pp. 57-101
- Conclusion
- pp. 177-188
- Appendix: Greek Documents
- pp. 189-194
- Bibliography
- pp. 195-226
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520959545
Related ISBN(s)
9780520281271
MARC Record
OCLC
890089875
Pages
227
Launched on MUSE
2014-11-12
Language
English
Open Access
No