Bactria
Ancient Greece
The Greek Kingdoms in Ancient China
Most are unaware that there were Ancient Greek kingdoms in China and that Hellenism spread all the way to Japan and Korea via India. However, the fact is that the Greeks were indeed in China, and, in addition to this,...
Archaeology
Ancient “Kushan Script” Deciphered 70 Years after First Being Discovered
Researchers have made significant progress in unraveling the mystery of the "unknown Kushan script," a puzzling writing system that has intrigued language experts for decades since its discovery in the 1950s.
The breakthrough came when researchers successfully deciphered the ancient...
Ancient Greece
Bactria: The Ancient Greek State in Afghanistan
Bactria, a huge area in todays' Afghanistan, was the eastern edge of the ancient Greek empire, established by Alexander the Great.
Ancient Greece
Menander, the Greek King of India
King Menander began as a Greek general of King Demetrius of the Euthydemid dynasty. He is considered as probably the most successful Greek king of India, and ruled a huge empire from Gandhara to the Hindu holy city of...
Archaeology
The Greek Archaeologist Who Discovered Alexander’s City of Bactria
Prominent Russian archaeologist of Greek-Pontic descent Victor Sarigiannidis is the man who discovered the ancient city of Bactria
Culture
Repercussions for Greece After Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
As the world watches foreign nationals and Afghans evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the repercussions for Greece are twofold. The Greek government hopes to circumvent a mass migration of Afghan refugees as well as preserve...