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Later, as Rome rose in the west, Bactria was fought over by peoples from India, China, and Iran, each adding new cultural elements to the Hellenistic culture established in the region by Alexander.

They hoped to find an ancient city of Alexander, who is believed to have married a local princess, Roxanne, in Bactria, in 327 BC, but left disappointed. The mirage of Alexander also lurks over ...

The nomadic tribes that occupied Central Asia 2,000 years ago used diamond drills to perforate gemstones when manufacturing ...

1 Drachm, Bactria, 2nd century BCE National Museum of American History. Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. Click to view download files. Click to view ...

Centuries-old shards of pottery mingle with spent ammunition rounds on a wind-swept mountainside in northern Afghanistan where French archaeologists believe they have found a vast ancient city.

Before them was a safe, one of six containing a cache of 2,000-year-old gold jewelry, ornaments and coins from the former region of Bactria in northern Afghanistan.

For a long period Bactria was the spiritual centre for the Zoroastrian religion, as well as having a rich temple to the goddess Anahita. Accounts of visitors in the 7th century AD indicate the ...

The introduction to this publication contains memorable words dedicated to Academician Edvard Rtveladze. In the book, readers can get acquainted with the map of the military campaigns of Alexander the ...