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The Bactrian Kingdom: Greece's Lost Empire in Central Asia
What happened to the Greek world after Alexander's empire collapsed? Most people know about the Hellenistic kingdoms in Egypt and Syria, but fewer have heard of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom—a Greek-speaking realm that flourished in what is now Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan for nearly two centuries. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how descendants of Alexander's colonists carved out a hybrid civilization at the crossroads of East and West. They discuss the reign of Euthydemus, who defied the Seleucid king Antiochus III, and the conquests of Demetrius I, who pushed…
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