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001 2014011416
003 DLC
005 20150430081945.0
008 140815s2014 caua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2014011416
020 $a9780520281271 (cloth : acid-free paper)
020 $z9780520959545 (electronic)
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050 00 $aDS328$b.M24 2014
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084 $aHIS002000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMairs, Rachel.
245 14 $aThe Hellenistic Far East :$barchaeology, language, and identity in Greek Central Asia /$cRachel Mairs.
264 1 $aOakland, California :$bUniversity of California Press,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 231 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's conquests in the late fourth century BC, Greek garrisons and settlements were established across Central Asia, through Bactria (modern-day Afghanistan) and into India. Over the next three hundred years, these settlements evolved into multiethnic, multilingual communities as much Greek as they were indigenous. To explore the lives and identities of the inhabitants of the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms, Rachel Mairs marshals a variety of evidence, from archaeology, to coins, to documentary and historical texts. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the only extensively excavated Hellenistic period urban site from Central Asia, Mairs explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Significant and original, The Hellenistic Far East will highlight Bactrian studies as an important part of our understanding of the ancient world"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 195-225) and index.
505 0 $aList 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.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aGreeks$zAsia, Central$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aAy Khānom (Afghanistan)$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aBactria$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zAsia, Central.
650 0 $aCities and towns, Ancient$zAsia, Central.
650 0 $aGarrisons$zAsia, Central$xHistory$yTo 1500.
650 0 $aGroup identity$zAsia, Central$xHistory$xHistory.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xLanguages$xHistory$xHistory.
650 0 $aSocial archaeology$zAsia, Central.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General.$2bisacsh