@PugJesus to Ancient CoinsEnglish • 15 hours agoSilver coin of Menander, Greek Buddhist monarch of the Punjab, 160-140 BCEimagemessage-square2arrow-up115arrow-down10cross-posted to: historyartifacts
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageSilver coin of Menander, Greek Buddhist monarch of the Punjab, 160-140 BCE@PugJesus to Ancient CoinsEnglish • 15 hours agomessage-square2cross-posted to: historyartifacts
minus-squareMrsDoylelinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 hours agoWell that was a wild ride! I’d never heard of this guy, let alone Greco-Buddhism. Fascinating.Thanks PugJesus for bringing it all to my attention. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhism
Well that was a wild ride! I’d never heard of this guy, let alone Greco-Buddhism. Fascinating.Thanks PugJesus for bringing it all to my attention.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menander_I
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhism
I live to spread awareness of historical minutiae! 🙏