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    A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits

    Frank L. Holt

    This book recounts the eventful life of Ankh-Hap, a Ptolemaic-era mummy seized in the nineteenth century from infamous mummy-pits of Egypt. In piecing together Ankh-Hap's story, including details of his…

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    Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria

    Frank L. Holt

    Explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century BC Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic…

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    Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions

    Frank L. Holt

    Holt’s book, devoted to the mystery of the ancient medallions, takes us into the history of their discovery and interpretation, into the knowable facts of their manufacture and meaning, and…

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    Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

    Frank L. Holt

    Follows Alexander’s historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy back and forth between ancient Bactria and modern Afghanistan. This book examines the conflict from the point of view of the local warlords…

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    Lost World of the Golden King: In Search of Ancient Afghanistan

    Frank L. Holt

    Drawing on ancient historical writings, the array of information gleaned over years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, this book sets out…

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    Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

    Frank L. Holt

    The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in…

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    The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World

    Frank L. Holt (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Houston)

    This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king’s wealth…

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    When Money Talks: A History of Coins and Numismatics

    Frank L. Holt (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Houston)

    Coinage–it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all…

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    The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man’s Wealth Shaped the World

    Frank L. Holt (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Houston)

    This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king’s wealth…

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