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Coin of Archebius
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Coin of Archebius

Silver coin of the Indo-Greek King Archebius Dikaios Nikephoros, reigned 90-80 BCE. From modern-day North-West India/Pakistan. (The British Museum, London).
Coin of Theophilus
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Coin of Theophilus

Silver coin the Indo-Greek King Theophilus (Theophilos) the Autocrat, reigned 130s or 90 BCE. From modern-day North-West India/Pakistan. (The British Museum, London).
Five Key Historical Sites of the Hittites
Article by Carole Raddato

Five Key Historical Sites of the Hittites

Although mentioned several times in the Biblical texts, the actual existence of the Hittites was largely forgotten until the late 19th century CE. With the discovery of Hattusa in 1834 CE, the city that was for many years the capital of the...
Map of the Hittite Empire 16th-13th Century BCE
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Map of the Hittite Empire 16th-13th Century BCE - Anatolian Great Power of the Bronze Age

The Hittite Empire emerged in central Anatolia during the early second millennium BCE and developed into one of the major powers of the Late Bronze Age. Centered on Hattusa, it ruled over a culturally diverse realm rooted in the older land...
Greek and Aramaic inscriptions by king Ashoka
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Greek and Aramaic inscriptions by king Ashoka

Bilingual (Greek and Aramaic) inscriptions by king Ashoka at Kandahar (Shar-i-kuna). (3rd century BCE). Preserved at Kabul Museum. Today disappeared. Two-dimensional inscription. Greek (transliteration) 1. δέκα ἐτῶν πληρηεὺς...
Map of India in the Vedic Age, 1500 BCE-500 BCE
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Map of India in the Vedic Age, 1500 BCE-500 BCE - Indo-Aryan Cultures in Northern India

The Vedic Age (c. 1500-500 BCE) marks a formative period in the history of the northern Indian subcontinent, bridging the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 1300 BCE) and the emergence of early states in the Gangetic plain. During...
Medes
Definition by Nathalie Choubineh

Medes

The Medes or Medians were a group of Indo-Iranian-speaking people from central Asia who migrated westwards and entered northern Iran around the end of the 2nd millennium BCE. They settled in the highlands of Zagros (Zagreus in Greek) and...
Indus Script
Definition by Cristian Violatti

Indus Script

The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent. The origin of this script is poorly understood: this writing system remains undeciphered...
Mithra
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Mithra

Mithra is the Persian god of the rising sun, contracts, covenants, and friendship. He also oversaw the orderly change of the seasons, maintained cosmic order, and was responsible for bestowing divine grace on kings, legitimizing their rule...
Ancient Persian Mythology
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Ancient Persian Mythology

The mythology of ancient Persia originally developed in the region known as Greater Iran (the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia). The Persians were initially part of a migratory people who referred to themselves as Aryan...
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