Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan: 47 (Hellenistic Culture and Society)

by Frank L. Holt (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $78.98

  Follows Alexander's historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy back and forth between ancient Bactria and modern Afghanistan. This book examines the conflict from the point of view of the local warlords who pushed the invading Greeks to the limits of their endurance - and sometimes beyond, into mania and mutiny.