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Lost world of the golden king : in search of ancient Afghanistan / Frank L. Holt.
Penn Museum Library DS374.B28 H655 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holt, Frank Lee.
- Series:
- Hellenistic culture and society ; 53.
- Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
- Hellenistic culture and society ; 53
- The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Coins, Greek.
- Greeks.
- History.
- Bactria--Civilization.
- Bactria.
- Bactria--Antiquities.
- Greeks--Afghanistan--History--To 1500.
- Eucratides, the Great, active 170 B.C.-145 B.C.
- Eucratides.
- Coins, Greek--Bactria.
- Coins, Greek--Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan--Civilization.
- Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 343 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780520273429
- 0520273427
- OCLC:
- 773371758
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