Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria Volume 32

(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)

by Frank L. Holt

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Thundering Zeus uses an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to resolve one of the greatest puzzles in all of Hellenistic history. This book explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century B.C. 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520211405

ISBN13:9780520211407

Release Date:April 1999

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.18 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria Volume 32

(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)

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