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== Indo-Greek Phase (c. 200–100 BCE) == | == Indo-Greek Phase (c. 200–100 BCE) == | ||
The Italian expeditions in the 1980s and 90s uncovered an Indo-Greek town dating to the time of King Menander I in the 2nd century BCE. At its peak, this town spanned approximately 12 hectares (30 acres), including the acropolis, or about 7 hectares (17 acres) excluding it. The settlement was fortified by a defensive wall featuring massive rectangular bastions. This wall, constructed around Barikot during the Indo-Greek phase, is associated with Macrophase 3a2, postdating 200 BCE. Excavations conducted by the same Italian mission in 2016-2017 provided numismatic evidence and radiocarbon analysis that dated the wall to this period. Additionally, a burial linked to the construction of the Indo-Greek city wall was dated to around 130–115 BCE, which corresponds to the later part of Menander I's reign and the onset of Antalkidas's rule. | |||
== Sakas and Parthians Phase (c. 50 BC–70 CE) == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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