Ai-Khanoum - Wikipedia
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The city, whose original name is unknown,[a] was probably founded by an early ruler of the Seleucid Empire and served as a military and economic centre for the rulers of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom until its destruction c. 145 BC.

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@abbystein
Thank you so much for saying this. It's so disheartening to see some people down playing #Hanukkah. It's extremely important, even more so these days, because it's the only holiday literally based on fighting #antisemitism. Many modern people don't even know the historical background. #Seleucid Empire pagans were literally murdering Jewish people who studied #Torah, kept #kosher, etc. It was #resist or die. No one would downplay such a holiday for any other ethnic group.