Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan Volume 47

(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)

by Frank L. Holt

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What George W. Bush called the "first war of the twenty-first century" actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Accounts of Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria read eerily like news from our own day. In this vivid, meticulously researched, and elegantly narrated book, Frank L. Holt follows Alexander's historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520245539

ISBN13:9780520245532

Release Date:July 2005

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 8.6"

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Afghanistan Ancient Asia Greece History Middle East Military

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