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Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt



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Autore: Holt Frank Lee Visualizza persona
Titolo: Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
Disciplina: 939/.6
Soggetto topico: Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria
Coins, Greek - Afghanistan
Soggetto geografico: Bactria Civilization
Bactria Antiquities
Afghanistan Civilization
Afghanistan Antiquities
Soggetto non controllato: 18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan
adventure
afghan political crisis
alexander the great
ancient civilization of bactria
ancient history
archaeological evidence
archaeological mysteries
archeology
asian history
books for history lovers
easy to read
educational books
engaging
hellenistic coins
historical discoveries
historiography
history of bactria
history of empires
history
leisure reads
most powerful empires ever
nonfiction
page turner
travel and discovery
what is bactria
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. In a gripping narrative informed by the author's deep knowledge of his subject, this book covers two centuries of Bactria's history, from its colonization by remnants of Alexander the Great's army to the kingdom's collapse at the time of a devastating series of nomadic invasions. Beginning with the few tantalizing traces left behind when the 'empire of a thousand cities' vanished, Holt takes up that trail and follows the remarkable and sometimes perilous journey of rediscovery.Lost World of the Ancient King describes how a single bit of evidence-a Greek coin-launched a search that drew explorers to the region occupied by the tumultuous warring tribes of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Afghanistan. Coin by coin, king by king, the history of Bactria was reconstructed using the emerging methodologies of numismatics. In the twentieth century, extraordinary ancient texts added to the evidence. Finally, one of the 'thousand cities' was discovered and excavated, revealing an opulent palace, treasury, temple, and other buildings. Though these great discoveries soon fell victim to the Afghan political crisis that continues today, this book provides a thrilling chronicle of the search for one of the world's most enigmatic empires.
Titolo autorizzato: Lost world of the golden king  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-54320-6
9786613855657
0-520-95374-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910791932103321
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Serie: Hellenistic Culture and Society