Frank Lee Holt is an American archaeologist and author focusing on

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

. He is an Associate Professor of History at the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the university in Texas with over 47,000 students. Its campus, which is primarily in s ...

, and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

, Hellenistic Asia, and numismatics. Holt received his PhD in History from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

. Holt has written five books and almost fifty articles, primarily concerning

and the

Hellenization Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in the H ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Books

*''Alexander the Great and Bactria: The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia'' (published in 1989) *''Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions (published in 2003) *''Thundering Zeus'' (published in 2005) *''Into the Land of Bones'' (published in 2006) *''The Treasures of Alexander the Great: How One Man's Wealth Shaped the World'' (published in 2016)

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University of Houston biography
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Central Asian studies scholars American archaeologists University of Virginia alumni University of Houston faculty {{US-archaeologist-stub