TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holt,Frank Lee
TI  - Alexander the Great and Bactria: the formation of a Greek frontier in central Asia 
T2  - Menomsyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum
SN  - 9789004328952
AV  - DS374.B28 H65 1995
U1  - 939.6 23
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - New York, E.J. Brill
KW  - Alexander,
KW  - Bactria
KW  - History
KW  - Asia, Central
KW  - Asia
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-110) and index; Preliminary Material; Frank L. Holt --; Introduction; Frank L. Holt --; Bactria before Alexander; Frank L. Holt --; A Frontier under Fire; Frank L. Holt --; The Aftermath; Frank L. Holt --; Bibliography; Frank L. Holt --; Index; Frank L. Holt; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The creation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia was one of the most famous and far-reaching achievements of Alexander the Great. Yet the process was shaped as much by the political traditions of the natives as by the cultural traditions of the newcomers. This book examines this key historical clash from both sides, and shows that the birth of Hellenistic Bactria was a traumatic one eliciting more bitterness than 'brotherhood'. The book is composed of four major parts: Part I provides an introduction to both Bactrian and Alexander studies; Part II surveys the land and peoples of Central Asia prior to Alexander's 'conquest'; Part III covers the Graeco-Macedonian invasion and the effects of colonization; Part IV treats the aftermath, from the death of Alexander to the accession of Seleucus
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004328952
ER  -