Ai-Khanoum
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Ai-Khanoum was a major Hellenistic city in ancient Bactria, notable for its blend of Greek and Central Asian culture and its role as a key center of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic city
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ancient city → archaeological site → |
| abandonedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
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| associatedWith |
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED → |
| culture |
Central Asian
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Greek → Hellenistic → |
| destroyedBy |
nomadic invasions
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| excavatedBy |
French archaeological missions
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| excavationsBeganIn |
1960s
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| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century BCE
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3rd century BCE → |
| foundedAfter |
conquests of Alexander the Great
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| foundedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
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| hasEvidenceOf |
Greek coinage
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Greek inscriptions → Greek philosophical texts → Greek religious practices → bilingual inscriptions → local Bactrian material culture → syncretic religious practices → |
| hasFeature |
Greek-style houses
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acropolis → administrative buildings → arsenal → colonnaded streets → fortifications → gymnasium → palace complex → royal quarter → temples → theater → water management system → |
| knownFor |
Greco-Bactrian architecture
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Hellenistic urban planning → blend of Greek and Central Asian culture → |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Amu Darya River
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Kokcha River NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Bactria
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| locatedInPresentDay |
Afghanistan
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| locatedInRegion |
northeastern Afghanistan
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| locatedNear |
Amu Darya River
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| partOf |
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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| significance |
evidence for spread of Greek culture in the East
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key center of Greco-Bactrian Kingdom → major Hellenistic city in Central Asia → |
| timePeriod |
3rd–2nd centuries BCE
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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archaeologicalSite |
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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capital |
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Hellenistic kingdoms
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hasCapital |