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Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
Into the Land of Bones Alexander the Great in Afghanistan - Hellenistic Culture and Society
Author: Frank L. Holt
What George W. Bush called the "first war of the twenty-first century" actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Accounts of Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria read eerily like news from our own day. In this vivid, meticulously researched, and el...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520249936
ISBN-10: 0520249933
Publication Date: 9/14/2006
Pages: 260
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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