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

• Autore: Mairs Rachel
• 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
• ISBN: 0-520-29246-4; 0-520-95954-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791159203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II