The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and IndiaThis is the third volume of Getzel CohenÕs 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
An Overview | 13 |
AlexandreiaAntiochSpasinou Charax 109 Alexandreia near Babylon | 117 |
Alexandreia near the Pallakopas 121 Alexandreia on the Tigris | 123 |
Apameia near the Seleias 128 Apollonia 128 Arethousa 128 Artemita | 129 |
Bahrain 138 Chalkis 140 Ikaros 140 Karrhai | 154 |
Neapolis on the Euphrates 155 Nikatoropolis 155 Portus | 177 |
Alexandreia ENI EOYEOIE 181 Alexandreia in Carmania 181 Alexandreia | 188 |
Masjidi Sulaiman 189 Methone 190 Portus | 200 |
Achaia in Aria 225 Aï Khanoum 225 AlexandreiaAlexandropolis | 260 |
Alexandreia in Sogdiana 262 Alexandreia Kapisa 262 Alexandreia near | 271 |
Arigaion 271 ArtakoanaArtakaena 272 Demetrias | 277 |
Nikaia 282 Prophthasia 283 Rhoitia in Bactria | 286 |
INDIA | 291 |
Founders | 335 |
Refoundations and New Foundations | 341 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 383 |
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Afghanistan Aï Khanoum Alexander Alexander Romance Alexanderreich Alexandreia Alexandreia Oxeiana Alexandropolis ancient Anthemousias Antiochos Antiochos III Apameia Appian Arabia Arabian Gulf Arachosia archaeological Arrian Artemita Asia Astronomical Diaries Babylon Babylonian Bactria Bernard Berve Bosworth Boukephala Chaumont coinage CRAI cuneiform Curtius dated diodorus droysen east Edessa Eggermont Ekbatana Estremo Oriente ethnic Eukratides Eulaios Euphrates evidence example excavation extant Failaka Fraser GBI2 Greek Greek cities Hekatompylos Hellenism Hellenistic period Hellenistic settlement Hist identified IGIAC Ikaros India inscription Invernizzi Iran Isidore of Charax king Laodikeia Leriche located Macedonian mentioned Mesopotamia Mørkholm Mygdonia nikaia Nikephorion noted Parthian Persian Gulf Pliny Pliny NH polis Potts Ptolemy reference region rider river Roman s.v. Alexandreia Salles second century b.c. Seleucid Coins Seleukeia Seleukos Seleukos I nikator Sherwin-White Sogdiana Spek Stephanos s.v. Strabo suggested Suse Syria Tarn Taxila Tcherikover Termez third century B.C. Tigris Tomaschek toponym town trans Uruk καὶ