Hellenistic Greek cities founded in Central Asia such as AI Khanoum (possibly Alexandria on the Oxus founded by Alexander's General Seleucus) featured markers of Greek culture including theaters, gymnasiums, Greek columns, temples dedicated to Greek gods Hermes and Hercules, Greek philosophical papyri, and inscriptions of maxims from the Oracle of Delphi
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“it had all the essentials for sophisticated Greek living a theater gymnasium and Greek column everywhere and it wasn't just the architecture archaeologists have also found evidence of Greek religion and Greek philosophy here as well the gymnasium was dedicated to the God Hermes and the hero Hercules”
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:29:40 AM
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