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Hellenistic Far East : Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia by Rachel Mairs (2014, Hardcover)
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Language: English. Publication Date: 2014-10-17. Weight: 1.09 lbs. ISBN10: 0520281276. Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520281276
ISBN-139780520281271
eBay Product ID (ePID)201607603
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameHellenistic Far East : Archaeology, Language, and Identity in Greek Central Asia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsia / Central Asia, Archaeology, Ancient / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social Psychology, Linguistics / General
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Psychology, History
AuthorRachel Mairs
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2014-011416
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsScholars should be well satisfied with what is offered, and for any classicist the phenomenon of Indians or Central Asians writing good Greek verse with acrostic trimmings should be an incentive to read further around the subject.
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal958/.01
Table Of ContentList 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 Sophytos (Arachosia) and Heliodoros (India) 4. Waiting for the Barbarians: The Fall of Greek Bactria Conclusion Appendix: Greek Documents Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn 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.
LC Classification NumberDS328.M24 2014
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