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The Hellenistic Far East : archaeology, language, and identity in Greek Central Asia / / Rachel Mairs



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Autore: Mairs Rachel Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Hellenistic Far East : archaeology, language, and identity in Greek Central Asia / / Rachel Mairs Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina: 958/.01
Soggetto topico: Greeks - Asia, Central - Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) - Asia, Central
Soggetto geografico: Asia, Central Antiquities
Ay Khānom (Afghanistan) Antiquities
Bactria Antiquities
Soggetto non controllato: ai 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
Classificazione: HIS002000
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: 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, 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The Hellenistic Far East  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-29246-4
0-520-95954-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791159203321
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