Bactria -- Ancient History Encyclopedia

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329 BC

Alexander conquers Bactria and Sogdiana.
250 BC

Former satrap Diodotos rebels against Seleucid king Antiochos I, creating the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.
c. 230 BC

Diodotos II is overthrown by Euthydemos. Beginning of the Euthydemid dynasty.
208 BC - 206 BC

Siege of Bactra by Antiochos III.
171 BC

Eucratides rebel against Euthydemids and invade India. Beginning of the rivalry between Eucratids and Euthydemids.
145 BC

Murder of Eucratides by his son. Weakening of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.
c. 130 BC

The Yuezhei take control of Bactria

Bactria Books

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Greece

Robert Morkot

Penguin (Non-Classics) (01 January 1997)

Price: $12.24

The Campaigns of Alexander

Arrian

Penguin Classics (28 October 1976)

Price: $11.56

The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies...

Thomas McEvilley

Allworth Press (01 November 2001)

Price: $31.50

The Generalship Of Alexander The Great

J.F.C. Fuller

Da Capo Press (05 February 2004)

Price: $15.60

Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan

Frank L. Holt

University of California Press (14 September 2006)

Price: $14.35

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Definition

Bactria was a province of the Persian empire located in modern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

After the defeat of Darius III of Persia, Bactria continued to offer resistance against Alexander the Great, led by Bessus, who had proclaimed himself successor to Darius. Alexander conquered it with great difficulty between 329-327 BC, largely with the help of local auxiliary forces. During his stay there, Alexander married a Bactrian woman, Roxanne, to aid his effort of controlling the region.

Written by Jan van der Crabben.

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