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April 9, 2012
Monetary History of Baktrian Kingdom Baktria (Bactria), was the easternmost region of all the Greek realms. Located in Central Asia, one of Baktria was one of the Hellenistic states founded by the successors of Alexander the Great. It was situated between the Hindu Kush Mountains and the Oxus River (currently known as Amu Darya) in what is now part […]
April 9, 2012
Monetary History of Sardes Coming Soon Monetary System Denominations EL Stater(Electrum natural alloy of gold+silver) AU Stater Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong
April 9, 2012
Historical Chronology of Greece 10,000-30 BC 1) Early Greece 10,000-1000 BC 2) Mycenaean Greece 2000-1000 BC 3) Dark Age Greece 1000-800 BC 4) Hellenic Greece 800-350 BC 5) Archaic Greece 800-500 BC 6) Classical Greece 500-350 BC 7) Hellenistic Greece 350-330 BC Early Greece10,000-1,000 BC 10,000 BC Paleolithic Greece – rudimentary existence6,000 BC Neolithic Greece – farming, villages3,000 BC Migrations of Indo-Europeans […]
April 9, 2012
The Monetary History of Asia Minor Sardes (Birthplace of Coinage) Baktrian Empire Ionia Monetary History of the World © Martin A. Armstrong
April 9, 2012
Monetary History of Sicily Tauromenion Following the destruction of Naxos by the hand of Dionysios I the Elder of Syracuse in 404 BC, the survivors fled to the mountains where they founded the city of Tauromenion in 396 BC after the defeat of Carthage. This ancient city has still survived into modern times known as Taormina. Pictured […]
April 9, 2012
Monetary History of Sicily Syracuse Part I Syracuse was founded on the western coast of Sicily by Corinthian colonists around 733 BC. From an early date, Syracuse grew in wealth and dominance on the island of Sicily. Syracuse was and ideal location for trade and its fertile lands allowed the Greek culture to flurish. The […]