03472nam 2200697 450 991045847040332120210421201131.00-520-29246-40-520-95954-X10.1525/9780520959545(CKB)2550000001351399(EBL)1711013(SSID)ssj0001333017(PQKBManifestationID)11783862(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001333017(PQKBWorkID)11377020(PQKB)10644852(StDuBDS)EDZ0001100798(MiAaPQ)EBC1711013(OCoLC)890089875(MdBmJHUP)muse37631(DE-B1597)520238(DE-B1597)9780520959545(PPN)226272133(Au-PeEL)EBL1711013(CaPaEBR)ebr10927559(CaONFJC)MIL641417(EXLCZ)99255000000135139920140909h20142014 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrThe Hellenistic Far East archaeology, language, and identity in Greek Central Asia /Rachel MairsOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-28127-6 1-322-10166-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --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 --IndexIn 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, 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 in 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.GreeksAsia, CentralAntiquitiesExcavations (Archaeology)Asia, CentralAsia, CentralAntiquitiesAy Khānom (Afghanistan)AntiquitiesBactriaAntiquitiesElectronic books.GreeksAntiquities.Excavations (Archaeology)958/.01Mairs Rachel611680MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458470403321The Hellenistic Far East2459566UNINA