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Lost world of the golden king : in search of ancient Afghanistan

Title: Lost world of the golden king : in search of ancient Afghanistan / Frank L. Holt.
Author: Holt, Frank Lee.
Publication: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012.

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Description

xxi, 343 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 22 cm.

Summary

"Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and ... new archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, [the author] sets out to discover the ancient civilization of Bactria ... covers two centuries of Bactria's history, from its colonization by remnants of Alexander the Great's army to the kingdom's collapse following a devastating series of nomadic invasions"--Jacket.

Series Statement

Hellenistic culture and society ; 53
The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Uniform Title

Hellenistic culture and society ; 53.
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- The Adventure Begins -- A Dangerous Game -- The Gold Colossus -- Telling Tales -- Wanted -- One Greek City -- Letters Here and There -- A Perfect Storm -- A New Beginning -- Coins and the Collapse of Civilization -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King.

ISBN

9780520273429
0520273427

LCCN

2012000828
40021376390

OCLC

ocn773371758
773371758
SCSB-14430636

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library