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Author: Frank Lee Holt
Publisher: Brill Archive
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9789004086128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study should appeal to anyone interested in the civilizations of Greece and Central Asia, from the expert to the undergraduate.
Author: Frank L. Holt
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2012-10-03
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0520953754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan.
Author: William Woodthorpe Tarn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-06-24
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 1108009417
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA landmark study of the Greek kingdoms of Bactria and India that treats them as Hellenistic states.
Author: Hugh George Rawlinson
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 226
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frank L. Holt
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2003-11-24
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0520244834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation A rare set of coin medallions is used to analyze Alexander the Great's reputation for invinceability in war. The book's backbone is the history of the discovery and interpretation of these medallions, to which are added the extraordinary story of Alexander, and a brief introduction to the science of numismatics.
Author: Frank L. Holt
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-12-22
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 0520920090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThundering Zeus uses an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to resolve one of the greatest puzzles in all of Hellenistic history. This book explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century B.C. Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this historic movement by breaking free of the Seleucid Empire and building a strong independent state in Central Asia. The chronology and crises that defined their reigns have been established here for the first time, and Frank Holt sets this new history into the larger context of Hellenistic studies. The best sources for understanding Hellenistic Bactria are archaeological, and they include a magnificent trove of coins. In addition to giving a history of Bactria, Thundering Zeus provides a catalog of these coins, as well as an introduction to the study of numismatics itself. Holt presents this fascinating material with the precision and acuity of a specialist and with the delight of an admirer, providing an up-to-date full catalog of known Diodotid coinage, and illustrating twenty-three coins. This succinct, energetic narrative thunders across the history of Hellenistic Bactria, exhuming coins, kingdoms, and customs as it goes. The result is a book that is both a history and a history of discovery, with much to offer those interested in ancient texts, archaeology, and coins.
Author: Rachel Mairs
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-11-29
Total Pages: 688
ISBN-13: 1351610287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume provides a thorough conspectus of the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thought-provoking case studies in archaeology, history, literature and art. The chapters from this international group of experts showcase innovative methodologies, such as archaeological GIS, as well as providing accessible explanations of specialist techniques such as die studies of coins, and important theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial approaches to the Greeks in India. Chapters cover the region’s archaeology, written and numismatic sources, and a history of scholarship of the subject, as well as culture, identity and interactions with neighbouring empires, including India and China. The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World is the go-to reference work on the field, and fulfils a serious need for an accessible, but also thorough and critically-informed, volume on the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. It provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Hellenistic East.
Author: Frank Lee Holt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0199950962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves, and reassesses the widespread belief that the Macedonian king used the profits of war to improve the ancient economies he conquered. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.
Author: Pierre Briant
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010-07-21
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0691141940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a short history of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. This book sets the rise of Alexander's short-lived empire within the broad context of ancient Near Eastern history under Achaemenid Persian rule, as well as against Alexander's Macedonian background.
Author: Frank L. Holt
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9004328955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe creation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia was one of the most famous and far-reaching achievements of Alexander the Great. Yet the process was shaped as much by the political traditions of the natives as by the cultural traditions of the newcomers. This book examines this key historical clash from both sides, and shows that the birth of Hellenistic Bactria was a traumatic one eliciting more bitterness than 'brotherhood'. The book is composed of four major parts: Part I provides an introduction to both Bactrian and Alexander studies; Part II surveys the land and peoples of Central Asia prior to Alexander's 'conquest'; Part III covers the Graeco-Macedonian invasion and the effects of colonization; Part IV treats the aftermath, from the death of Alexander to the accession of Seleucus.
