The Hellenistic Far East : Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia

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In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century B.C., 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, mult...

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Main Author: Mairs, Rachel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social archaeology.
Language and languages.
Group identity.
Greeks > Antiquities.
Garrisons.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Antiquities.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
Archeologie sociale > Asie centrale.
Identite collective > Asie centrale > Histoire.
Villes antiques > Asie centrale.
Fouilles (Archeologie) > Asie centrale.
Social archaeology > Asia, Central.
Group identity > Asia, Central > History.
Garrisons > Asia, Central > History > To 1500.
Cities and towns, Ancient > Asia, Central.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Asia, Central.
Greeks > Asia, Central > Antiquities.
Central Asia.
Asia > Bactria.
Afghanistan > Ay Khānom.
Asie centrale > Langues > Histoire.
Asia, Central > Languages > History.
Bactria > Antiquities.
Ay Khānom (Afghanistan) > Antiquities.
Asia, Central > Antiquities.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Hellenistic Far East; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Note on Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Administering Bactria: From Achaemenid Satrapy to Graeco-Bactrian State; 2. Ai Khanoum; 3. Self-Representation in the Inscriptions of Sōphytos (Arachosia) and Heliodoros (India); 4. Waiting for the Barbarians: The Fall of Greek Bactria; Conclusion; Appendix: Greek Documents; Bibliography; Index.

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