The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and IndiaThis is the third volume of Getzel Cohen’s important work on the Hellenistic settlements in the ancient world. Through the conquests of Alexander the Great, his successors and others, Greek and Macedonian culture spread deep into Asia, with colonists settling as far away as Bactria and India. In this book, Cohen provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the Graeco-Macedonian settlements founded (or refounded) in the East. Organized geographically, Cohen pulls together discoveries and debates from dozens of widely scattered archaeological and epigraphic projects, making a distinct contribution to ongoing questions and opening new avenues of inquiry. |
Contents
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I Armenia | 43 |
II Northern Mesopotamia | 53 |
III Assyria and ApolloniatisSitakene | 91 |
IV Southern Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf | 107 |
V Elymais Susiana Persis and Carmania | 179 |
VI Media Hyrcania and Parthia | 201 |
VII Aria Sogdiana Bactria and Arachosia | 223 |
VIII India | 289 |
Appendices | 333 |
Abbreviations | 383 |
Select Bibliography | 407 |
Index | 423 |
Maps | 429 |
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Afghanistan Ai Khanoum Ai'Khanoum Alexander Alexander Romance Alexander’s Alexanderreich Alexandreia Alexandreia Oxeiana Alexandropolis ancient Anthemousias Antiochos Antiochos III Apameia Appian Arabian Arachosia archaeological Arrian Asia attested Babylon Babylonian Bactria Bernard Berve Bosworth Boukephala Chaumont coinage CRAI cuneiform Curtius dated definitely Diodorus Droysen east Edessa Eggermont Ekbatana Estremo Oriente ethnic Eukratides Eulaios Euphrates evidence example excavation extant Failaka find Fraser GBI2 Greek cities Hekatompylos Hellenism Hellenistic period Hellenistic settlement Hist identified IGIAC Ikaros India inscription Invernizzi Iran Isidore of Charax Khanoum king LAODIKEIA Leriche located Macedonian mentioned Mesopotamia Morkholm Mygdonia Nikaia Nikephorion noted Parthian Persian Gulf Pliny Pliny NH polis Potts Ptolemy reference reflect region Rider River Roman s.v. Alexandreia Salles Seleucid Coins Seleukeia Seleukos Seleukos I Nikator Sherwin-White Spek Stephanos s.v. Strabo suggested Suse Syria Tarn Taxila Tcherikover Termez third century Tigris tion Tomaschek toponym town trans Uruk