This volume provides a thorough conspectus of the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek
studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thoughtprovoking case …

What makes Classics" global", and what does it mean to study the ancient world" globally"?
How can the study of antiquity contribute to our understanding of pressing global issues …

In the third century BCE, the Seleukid dynasty claimed imperial hegemony over Alexander
the Great's Asian conquests, including Central Asia. The dynasty came to power when the …

A new scenario is proposed regarding the origin of the Ninus: the text may have been written
in Parthia halfway through the 1st century BC. This article offers a proposal for the plot of the …

This article examines the political transformation in Afghanistan since post-Soviet
occupation in 1990s up to Operation Enduring Freedom in early 2000s. Historical studies …

In the last two decades Greek texts from the Far East have experienced a surge of interest,
witnesse only by the publication of F. Canali De Rossi's Iscrizioni dello Estremo Oriente …

The return of the Taliban has undermined EU external action, reversed twenty years of state-
building efforts and represents the most significant failure of EU foreign policy to date …

Advances into the origins of monetisation in the Mediterranean have shown that even with
state-controlled currency circulating,(coinage-less) credit economies existed in parallel …

Il presente contributo esamina, in ottica multidisciplinare, un momento significativo nello
sviluppo delle cd 'Vie della Seta', ossia quello del suo passaggio da un insieme di …

The article analyzes Polybios' account of the ritual reception of Demetrios, the son of
Euthydemos of Baktria, at the court of the Seleukid emperor, Antiochos III, outside of Baktra …