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The Seleucids and the Ptolemies relied upon military colonies made up of Greeks to form the core of their armies. How did the Greco-Bactrian kingdom handle this manpower issue when they were incredibly far from Greece proper?

by /u/Xxxn00bpwnR69xxX in /r/AskHistorians

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