This article provides a description of the system of defensive structures and its features in the 4th–2ndcenturies B. C. As a result of the penetration of Greek culture into Central Asia during the Hellenistic period,a unique culture, evident in pottery, art, and architecture, as well as in the system of defensive structures isformed in accordance with the local cultural traditions. A peculiar system of defenses of the existing cities inNorthern Bactria is formed. The article analyzes the features of the defensive walls of the cities and fortresses,proteichism (additional front wall), and ditches. They were components of the trilinear system of defenseof the North Bactrian cities of the 4th–2nd centuries B. C. In turn, a description of the system of defense ofNorthern Bactria is offered separately. Moreover, information about the types of city walls, towers, and moatsof Hellenized Bactria is discussed. The system of defensive constructions includes forts, fortresses, boundarywalls, individual observation towers, and systems of boundary defense. In Northern Bactria, they form twolines of defense.
| Mualliflar | Базаров, Борис |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | O‘zbekiston arxeologiyasi (Археология Узбекистана) |
| Nashr sanasi | 2025-01-14 |
| Jild | 2 |
| Son | 27 |
| Betlar | 45-56 |
| Til | Rus |
| DOI | 10.71414/2181-032x-2022-2-27-45-56 |
DOI: 10.71414/2181-032x-2022-2-27-45-56 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi
Северная Бактрия, оборонительные стены, протейхизма, ров, Греко-Бактрийское царство, крепости, пограничные оборонительные стены, Northern Bactria, defensive walls, proteichism, ditch, Greco-Bactrian kingdom, fortresses, boundary defensive walls, Шимолий Бақтрия, мудофаа деворлари, протейхизма, ҳандақ, Юнон-Бақтрия подшолиги, қалъалар, чегара мудофаа деворлари
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