Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9780520953741
0520953746
9780520273429
0520273427
1283543206
9781283543200
9786613855657
6613855650
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. In a gripping narrative informed by the author's deep knowledge of his subject, this book covers two centuries of Bactria's history, from its colonization by remnants of Alexander the Great's army to the kingdom's collapse at the time of a devastating series of nomadic invasions. Beginning with the few tantalizing traces le.
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| Other form: | Print version: 9780520273429
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| Standard no.: | 40021376390
10.1525/9780520953741
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