Greek colonists had gone east and founded towns in central Asia before the kingdoms proper had managed to get out that far, but most of the Greek influence came after Alexander conquered the region. Prior to that, the Persians held power, and they took it back a couple hundred years after his death.
Greek colonists had gone east and founded towns in central Asia before the kingdoms proper had managed to get out that far, but most of the Greek influence came after Alexander conquered the region. Prior to that, the Persians held power, and they took it back a couple hundred years after his death.