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Was ٨n Aslepieion foune by the Seleuis

heirs of this Seleui mercantile was ifrmly uner the control of the

expansion an omination in the Seleui ings nor was there any

Gulf an of their powerful leet of evience that it forme patr of their

the Erythrean Sea.() area of influence.() In the light of

The Gulfwas almost as important new archaeological evience in

as Babylonia an Assyria in tribute Bahrain (ancientTylos) suggesting

an tax payments.(5) Therefore, that Bahrain was the centre of the

in the same way the Seleuis Hellenistic maritime istrietTylos

exploite the resources of their an the islans'(,) combine with

empire elsewhere, they i the previous archaeological ifnings

same in the Gulf, where the major at Failaa (ancient Iaros)(8) an

resources were ifshing, pearling literal evience about the presence

an maritime trae. This coul of Antiochos III in the Gulf in

only be controlle an regulate 25 B.C. on his retumr from his

by a staning leet an a strong Anabasis,(9) as well as victorious

naval an maritime infrastructure, campaign at the Straits of Hormuz

which was establishe in the of umenios, the eparch of

fomr of fotrinfe garrisone Messene(,1) an the inscriptions

settlements an founation an from Antiochia in Persis at the

re-founation of cities on hte Gulf ancient agora of Magnesia on

coastline an the islans. In this the Meane(r11) an many other

way, the Seleuis were able to Hellenistic archaeological an

achieve their political as well as inscriptional ifnings, this oes

commercial an militayr goals. not seem to be the case anymore.

The inigenous populations came (12) It can be creibly argue

uner imperial control an the now that the islans an other

Seleui aimnistration was ableto convenient anchorages an

provie safety for strategic traing coastlines within the Gulf became

routes an overview collection an part of a protecte Seleui naval

istribution of resources. an maritime infrastructure, which

Some years ago, there was not was necessary to sustain a staning
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enough irect evience to suppotr nfeet an eep the navigation

these views neither that the Gulf an trae going, We now now