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1 day ago · A coin of Menander I was found in the second oldest stratum (GSt 2) of the Butkara stupa suggesting a period of additional constructions during the reign of Menander. [286] It is thought that Menander was the builder of the second oldest layer of the Butkara stupa, following its initial construction during the Mauryan Empire. [287]
2 days ago · The House of Menander(Italian: Casa del Menandro)[1]is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeiiin terms of architecture, decoration and contents, and covers a large area of about 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft) occupying most of its insula.[2] Its quality means the owner must have been an aristocrat involved in ...
Jul 25, 2024 · Predating Menander, Ashoka the Great (c.268-232 BC) of the Mauryan Kingdom was a king close to the Greek-speaking world, both in the Mediterranean and in his domain. During his reign, Ashoka erected numerous pillars throughout his empire, inscribing them with his Buddhist principles. These inscriptions were written in the empire’s official ...
2 days ago · Preceded by. Succeeded by. Seleucid Empire. Indo-Greek Kingdom. Parthian Empire. Kushan Empire. The Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ( Greek: Βασιλεία τῆς Βακτριανῆς, romanized :Basileía tēs Baktrianēs, lit. 'Kingdom of Bactria') was a Greek state of the Hellenistic period [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] located in Central Asia.
2 days ago · The best-known of the Indo-Greek kings was Menander, recorded in Indian sources as Milinda (reigned 155–130 bce). He is featured in the Buddhist text Milinda-panha (“Questions of Milinda”), written in the form of a dialogue between the king and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena, as a result of which the king is converted to Buddhism ...
2 days ago · The Milinda-panha (“Questions of King Menander”), traditionally attributed to Nagasena, is one of the great achievements of Indian prose and was probably written at the time of Menander (160–35 bce) or shortly after. The author begins with an account of his own past lives and those of King Menander because events in those lives will cause ...
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Jul 20, 2024 · "Menander" published on by Oxford University Press. (c.342–c.291 bc)Athenian comic playwright, the only writer of *New Comedy whose work has survived. Until the twentieth century he was known mainly by reputation or through quotations.
