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gesenus promi so a sum of money, and Antiochus left one 
of his officers to receive it when collected. Meanwhile Anti- 
ochu e r of 205 set out’ on his homeward journey, 
Karmania. Without the good-will of Parthia the journey, 
an army at his back, through these regions would, of co 
have been impracticable ; but all three states — Parthia, Bakt 
and the Mauryan Kingdom—were no doubt heartily glad to De 
rid of Antiochus, and expedited rather than hindered ™ 
progress. 
13. So far the course of events has been fairly clear; ane 
we have with a considerable degree of confidence been ane 
follow the footprints of the Great King in his visitation of 
eastern provinces of the once Seleucidan Empire, whose | 
dependence, real enough before, was now formally acknow!ed 
So ended the empire of the great conqueror Alexander in aster! 
Asia; yet, unlike most other empires founded by the prowess © 
one man, the conquests of Alexander left behind them @ record, 
not of blood or destruction, but of improved methods of go 
ment, a distinct advance in civilization, and an increase in 
well-being of the subject nations. Greek art and Greek cu 
took, in fact, a firm foothold in these regions, which has af . 
even to the present day the arts of architecture, of paintin 
ceramic ware, etc., and can be traced even as far as 
China after the lapse of more than two thousand years. 
new figure, however, now appears on the 
scene. 
