04351nam 2201021 450 991080952250332120210421201131.00-520-29246-40-520-95954-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(Au-PeEL)EBL1711013(CaPaEBR)ebr10927559(CaONFJC)MIL641417(PPN)226272133(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)AntiquitiesBactriaAntiquitiesai khanoum.alexander the great.alexandria on the oxus.ancient history.ancient people.ancient world.antiquity.archaeology.bactria.central asia.coins.conquests of alexander the great.eucratidia.extensively excavated.graeco bactrian kingdoms.greece.greek empire.greek garrison.hellenistic period.india.indigenous peoples.indo greek kingdoms.late fourth century.modern day afghanistan.multi ethnic.multi lingual.urban site.GreeksAntiquities.Excavations (Archaeology)958/.01HIS002000bisacshMairs Rachel611680MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809522503321The Hellenistic Far East4121165UNINA