On Alexander's Track to the Indus: Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-West Frontier of India Carried Out under the Orders of H.M. Indian ... (Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology) - Softcover

Stein, M. Aurel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108077609 ISBN 13: 9781108077606

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) is probably best remembered today for his explorations in Chinese Turkestan, and especially his discovery of the Buddhist treasure of Dunhuang, described in his earlier works, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan and Ruins of Desert Cathay (also reissued in this series). Stein was equally interested in the territory north-west of the North-West Frontier, and in this highly illustrated 1929 work he describes an expedition to survey the route of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 BCE. Having long been intrigued by 'that comparatively small area to the west of the Indus which Alexander's march of conquest towards India for a brief span of time illuminates as it were with the light of a meteor', and by archaeological remains showing a blend of Hellenistic and Buddhist art, Stein offers a fascinating account of an ancient clash of civilisations.

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In this highly illustrated 1929 work, archaeologist Aurel Stein describes an expedition to trace the route of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 BCE. Long intrigued by remains showing a blend of Hellenistic and Buddhist art, Stein offers a fascinating account of an ancient clash of civilisations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108077609
• ISBN 13: 9781108077606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320