With regards to the Greek Buddhists, I knew they had existed as a result of Alexanders conquests but I never connected the dots. I suppose it's impossible to know how much influence they had on the wider Hellenic world, but I would now wager that it was more than most historians probably assume.
my intuition is that there was much more cross pollination between europe and asia than is believed., less so on the margins, but especially in the middle - and Greece and India belong to the middle, not the margins.
I admit, you got me. I was expecting witty takes on the recent election, instead I found out that Darnel Ryegrass, who I thought was a good ol boy, is fake wheat.
well, to be fair, you already read these regularly. i was going mostly for those who don't and see how many clicked just because they are addicted to politics. going to check and compare the stats tomorrow aha.
With regards to the Greek Buddhists, I knew they had existed as a result of Alexanders conquests but I never connected the dots. I suppose it's impossible to know how much influence they had on the wider Hellenic world, but I would now wager that it was more than most historians probably assume.
It just seems to fit.
my intuition is that there was much more cross pollination between europe and asia than is believed., less so on the margins, but especially in the middle - and Greece and India belong to the middle, not the margins.
I admit, you got me. I was expecting witty takes on the recent election, instead I found out that Darnel Ryegrass, who I thought was a good ol boy, is fake wheat.
well, to be fair, you already read these regularly. i was going mostly for those who don't and see how many clicked just because they are addicted to politics. going to check and compare the stats tomorrow aha.