Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria Volume 32

by Frank L. Holt

Thundering Zeus uses an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to resolve one of the greatest puzzles in all of Hellenistic history. This book explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century B.C. Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this historic movement by breaking free of the Seleucid Empire and building a strong...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520211405
• ISBN13: 9780520211407
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"