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The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Preliminary remarks -- Hellenistic Central Asia: A brief introduction -- Outline -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part...
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: Taylor & Francis Group
, 2020
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| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Preliminary remarks -- Hellenistic Central Asia: A brief introduction -- Outline -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part I Interactions -- Chapter 2 The Seleukid Empire -- Introduction -- The conquests of Seleukos I Nikator (311-281 BCE) -- Apama, Demodamas, and Antiochos -- The making of Seleukid Central Asia (294-261 BCE) -- Seleukid sites in Central Asia -- From Antiochos I to Antiochos III (261-222 BCE) -- The reign of Antiochos III the Great (222/1-187 BCE) -- Conclusion: The impact of empire -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 South Asia -- Introduction -- The Mauryan dynasty in Graeco-Roman and South Asian literature -- Aśokan inscriptions and Buddhist sources -- Mauryan sites and artefacts -- Archaeology -- Aśokan pillars -- Stone sculpture -- Punch-marked coins -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Parthia -- Introduction -- Geography -- History of research -- The Achaemenid period -- The Hellenistic and Parthian periods -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Central Asia and the Steppe -- A brief cultural geography of the northern frontier -- Sources and methodological problems -- Elite networks across Central Asia during the pre-Achaemenid and Achaemenid period -- The coming of the Greeks: consequences for Central Asia -- The independence of Sogdiana -- The formation of the Xiongnu Steppe Empire and its consequences across Central Asia -- Age of migrations? New networks and new sources on the post-Hellenistic period -- 'Hellenism' as an element in the Central Eurasian prestige economy at the turn of the millennium -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 China and Bactria during the reign of Emperor Wu in written tradition and in archaeology. The Memoirs of Dayuan -- Emperor Wu of Han and Bactria according to the Shiji -- Emperor Wu of Han and Bactria in Han material culture -- Conclusion -- Literature -- Part II History of Scholarship -- Chapter 7 The quest for Bactra: Scholarship on the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom from its origins to the end of colonialism -- When it all began -- Hellenistic Bactria in the shadow of European colonialism -- Ancient Bactria and India revealed by travellers, adventurers, officers and statesmen -- Bactria and the end of European colonialism -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 The original 'failure'? A century of French archaeology in Afghan Bactria1 -- Introduction -- Foucher, from Calcutta to Kabul (March 1921-November 1923): The birth of the DAFA -- Bactra, a shared dream -- A difficult mission -- The Foucher mission as seen by the British -- The results of the mission as presented by Foucher himself -- Erasing the 'Failure' of Bactra? Further work of the DAFA (1922-2014) -- Indicative List of Bactrian Sites Explored by the DAFA12 = -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 Hellenism With or Without Alexander the Great: Russian, Soviet and Central Asian approaches 1 -- Introduction -- Prelude to the study of Hellenism in Central Asia -- The beginnings of the Russian school -- First contacts with the landscape -- Political manipulation of the 'restoration' of the empire of Alexander and the mission civilisatrice -- Colonial patrimony: The heritage of Alexander at Samarkand -- Investigations in the field: Continuing disagreement over the identification of Samarkand with Marakanda -- Colonial Patrimony: The heritage of Alexander at Merv and the Alexander Romance -- Visions of Alexander in Russian publications -- Russian researchers and Europe -- Alexander and the Hellenism of the Soviets. The 'Soviet School' of the 1920s-1970s and its critique of 'bourgeois' theories -- Soviet definitions of Hellenism -- The advent of new interpretations of Central Asian history and Hellenism at the fringes -- The importance of local cultures -- From 'mirage' to reality -- The revision and relaxation of Marxist concepts -- Chronological limits and the flow of Hellenism -- The question of style -- New archaeological approaches -- Alexander and historical geography -- New philological approaches -- The current state of the issue -- Abbreviations -- Archives -- Notes -- References -- Part III Regional Archaeological Survey -- Chapter 10 Afghan Bactria -- History of research -- The conquest of Alexander the Great -- Bactra and Ai Khanoum, two capital cities -- Ai Khanoum -- Bactra -- Irrigation and cultivation -- The territory of Ai Khanoum -- The other plains of Eastern Bactria -- Western Bactrian oases -- A network of fortresses and military posts -- References -- Chapter 11 Southern Uzbekistan1 -- Introduction -- Geography -- Field work -- Settlement pattern -- Ancient place names -- The Crossing of the Oxus -- Individual Greco-Bactrian centres -- History7 -- From Dareios III to Antiochos I -- Graeco-Bactrian period -- Economy and subsistence strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 Southern Tajikistan -- Introduction -- Archaeology in southern Tajikistan from the beginning to the present day -- Physical and cultural landscapes of southern Tajikistan -- The Oxus Treasure -- The Oxus Temple at Takht-i Sangin -- The Kulyab-Vose Oasis and adjacent mountain valleys -- The Moskovsky Oasis -- The Farkhor Oasis with Saksanokhur -- The Pyandzh Oasis -- The Dangara plateau and adjacent regions -- The Hellenistic sanctuary at Torbulok -- The Yavan and Vakhsh Oases -- The Dushanbe-Gissar Oasis and adjacent regions. The Kabadian-Shakhri Tuz Oasis -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 Sogdiana -- Introduction -- Geography -- The cultural and historical background -- Alexander's conquest and the Seleukid occupation -- Hellenistic evidence in northern Sogdiana -- Hellenistic evidence in southern Sogdiana (Kashka Darya) -- The independence of Sogdiana -- Sogdiana after independence: A new wave of Hellenization -- Note -- References -- Chapter 14 Merv and Margiana -- Introduction to the theme of the chapter -- Written sources -- A brief history of research -- Theme 1: the wall of Antiochos I Soter -- Theme 2: the Hellenistic foundations at Erk Kala and Gyaur Kala -- Theme 3: the study of material culture -- Settlement patterns in the oasis -- Hellenism on the ground -- History and archaeology - an uneasy relationship -- The nature of the evidence -- Architecture -- Coins -- Pottery -- Small finds -- Settlement patterns in the oasis -- Margiana under Hellenistic rule -- Administration and public life -- Monetary system and economy -- Religion -- Everyday life -- Note -- References -- Chapter 15 Arachosia, Drangiana and Areia1 -- Introduction -- Geography (FIGURE 15.1) -- The Achaemenid background -- Archaeology -- Field-work -- Old Kandahar -- The Kandahar region -- Drangiana -- Areia -- Identities -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 16 Gandhāra and North-Western India -- Preamble -- The liability of the archaeologist -- The state of research: materials -- A geographical divide (Figure 16.1) -- The state of the research: the sites -- Taxila -- Charsadda -- Barikot and the evidence from Swat -- The Greek antecedents of Barikot -- A digression on chronology -- The non-Greek component: pottery -- The Greek component: pottery -- The multi-lingual community -- Udegram24 -- Barama and Butkara I -- The local component: names, burial features and DNA -- Notes -- References. Part IV Written Sources -- Chapter 17 Greek inscriptions and documentary texts and the Graeco-Roman historical tradition -- Introduction -- Inscriptions and documentary texts -- Inscriptions -- Epigraphic traditions -- Administrative documents -- Other texts -- How closely connected was Central Asia to the Hellenistic world? -- How widely was the Greek language used? -- The Greek and Roman tradition -- Contemporary accounts -- Polybios -- Strabo -- Justin and Pompeius Trogus -- The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea -- Using these sources -- References -- Chapter 18 Reading the Milindapañha: Indian historical sources and the Greeks in Bactria -- Importance of the MilindapaÑha -- How to read the MilindapaÑha -- Menander in other Indian sources -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 19 Chinese historical sources and the Greeks in the Western Regions1,2 -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Part V Numismatic Sources -- Chapter 20 History from coins: The role of numismatics in the study of the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek worlds -- Introduction -- Outline of coinages -- Previous scholarship -- The tools of the numismatist -- Iconographic studies -- Metal analysis -- Hoard and circulation analysis -- Die studies -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 21 Two sides of the coin: From Sophytes to Skanda-K ā rttikeya -- Introduction -- Iconography -- Head of Athena -- Helmeted male -- Cockerel -- Control marks: caduceus and the letters 'M', 'MN' and 'MNA' -- Die study and weight standard -- Die study -- Weight standard -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 22 Dating Bactria's independence to 246/5 BC? -- Background for the reappraisal -- Antiochos Nikator -- 'King' Antiochos, son of Berenike -- Did Diodotos rebel during the Third Syrian War? -- Reinterpreting Bactria's Seleukid coinage. A critical analysis of Justin and Strabo. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (713 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781351610285 |
