Kingdoms in Greek Antiquity - Ancient Macedon, Hellenistic States, Kings in Greek Mythology, Sparta, Odysseus, Peloponnesian League, Macedonia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Ancient Macedon, Hellenistic states, Kings in Greek mythology, Sparta, Odysseus, Peloponnesian League, Macedonia, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Orestes, Pontus, Alcinous, Agenor, Chrysaor, Telamon, Cycnus, Lycomedes, Ascalaphus, Cilix, Pittheus, Cresphontes, Aegialeus, Agrius, Pierus, Rhacius, Sciron, Indo-Greeks, History of Sparta, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Epirus, Dayuan, Odrysian kingdom, Laconophilia, Makedon, Women in Ancient Sparta, Paeonia, Spartathlon, Sparta in popular culture, Memnon, Kingdom of Commagene, Paul Cartledge, 464 BC Sparta earthquake, The Spartans, Sparti, Sphaerus, Tlepolemus, Apis, Lycus, Orestis, Agis I, Dion, Lynkestis, Megareus of Onchestus, Patreus, Cepheus, King of Aethiopia, Polycaon, Mothax, Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus, Phylas, Aristomenes, Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Bounos, Phrygius, Opus, Polybus of Sicyon, Zaeelii. Excerpt: The Indo-Greek Kingdom or Graeco-Indian Kingdom covered various parts of the northwest regions of the Indian subcontinent during the last two centuries BC, and was ruled by more than 30 Hellenistic kings, often in conflict with each other. The kingdom was founded when the Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded India early in the 2nd century BC; in this context the boundary of "India" is the Hindu Kush. The Greeks in India were eventually divided from the Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom centered in Bactria (now the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). The expression "Indo-Greek Kingdom" loosely describes a number of various dynastic polities. There were numerous cities, such as Taxila, (now in Punjab (Pakistan)), Pushkalavati and Sagala. These cities would house a number of dynasties in their times, and based on Ptolemy's Geographia and the nomenclature of later kings, a certain Theophila in the south was also probably a satrapal or royal seat at some point. During the ...