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The second edition (1966) of the first published work on the Greek kingdoms of Bactria and India to treat them as Hellenistic states. Beginning with an overview of the Seleucid settlement after the death of Alexander the Great, it covers the years between 206 and 145 BCE.

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Prefaces; Introduction; Part I. The Background in the Middle East: 1. The Seleucid settlement; 2. Literature and social contacts; Part II. Bactria and India: 3. Euthydemus and Bactria; 4. Demetrius and the invasion of India; 5. Antiochus IV and Eucratides; 6. Menander and his kingdom; 7. The nomad conquest of Bactria; 8. Greeks and Sacas in India; 9. The Greeks and India; Conclusion; Appendices; Addenda; Index.

The Greeks in Bactria and India Cambridge Library Collection Classics

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/24/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108009416, 978-1108009416
      ISBN10: 1108009417
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The second edition (1966) of the first published work on the Greek kingdoms of Bactria and India to treat them as Hellenistic states. Beginning with an overview of the Seleucid settlement after the death of Alexander the Great, it covers the years between 206 and 145 BCE.

      Table of Contents
      Prefaces; Introduction; Part I. The Background in the Middle East: 1. The Seleucid settlement; 2. Literature and social contacts; Part II. Bactria and India: 3. Euthydemus and Bactria; 4. Demetrius and the invasion of India; 5. Antiochus IV and Eucratides; 6. Menander and his kingdom; 7. The nomad conquest of Bactria; 8. Greeks and Sacas in India; 9. The Greeks and India; Conclusion; Appendices; Addenda; Index.

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