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Synopsis:\xa0 The Macedonian kingdoms of Central Asia endured for centuries before being absorbed into the Kushan Empire.\xa0 Hadrian\u2019s actions in Judea spark a third Jewish Revolt.\n\u201cHas it ever happened to you, O king, that rival kings rose up against you as enemies and opponents?\n-Yes, certainly.\n-Then you set to work, I suppose, to have moats dug, and ramparts thrown up, and watch towers erected, and strongholds built, and stores of food collected?\n-Not at all. All that had been prepared beforehand.\n-Or you had yourself trained in the management of war elephants, and in horsemanship, and in the use of the war chariot, and in archery and fencing?\n-Not at all. I had learnt all that before.\n-But why?\n-With the object of warding off future danger.\u201d \u2013 Milinda Panha (The Questions of King Menander), Book III, Chapter 7\xa0\n\n Map of Central Asia:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/CA_Regions.jpg\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices