Only tangentially related, but I find that there is a massive under-appreciation of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom[1] which was left in the wake of Alexander's east

Only tangentially related, but I find that there is a massive under-appreciation of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom[1] which was left in the wake of Alexander's eastern conquest. Some of the artifacts[2] that they managed to produce in the 2nd century BC in what is now Afghanistan is truly remarkable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monnaie_de_Bactriane,_Eucratide_I,_2_faces.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monnaie_de_Bactriane,_Euc...