The Hellenistic settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India / Getzel M. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Getzel M.

Series:

Hellenistic culture and society ; 54.

Hellenistic Culture and Society ; 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Ancient--Assyria.

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Cities and towns, Ancient--Asia, Central.

Greeks--Assyria--History.

Greeks.

Greeks--Asia, Central--History.

Greece--Colonies--History.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 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:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

The Sources

An Overview

I. ARMENIA

II. NORTHERN MESOPOTAMIA

III. ASSYRIA AND APOLLONIATIS/SITTAKENE

IV. SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA AND THE PERSIAN GULF

V. ELYMAIS, SUSIANA, PERSIS, AND CARMANIA

VI. MEDIA, HYRCANIA, AND PARTHIA

VII. ARIA, SOGDIANA, BACTRIA, AND ARACHOSIA

VIII. INDIA

APPENDICES

ABBREVIATIONS

Select Bibliography

Index

Maps

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 27, 2013).

ISBN:

9780520953567

0520953568

OCLC:

843532247