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Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria - Hellenistic Culture and Society Frank L. Holt
Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria - Hellenistic Culture and Society
Frank L. Holt
Explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century BC Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this historic movement by breaking free of the Seleucid Empire and building a strong independent state in Central Asia.
248 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps, 5 line figures.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 30, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520211407 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 248 |
| Dimensions | 224 × 150 × 24 mm · 482 g |
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