Euthydemus II
Appearance
Euthydemus II | |
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Reign | c. 180 BC |
Predecessor | Demetrius I |
Successor | Eucratides I |
Born | c. 200 BC |
Died | c. 180 BC Bactria |
House | Euthydemid dynasty |
Father | Demetrius I |
Mother | Daughter ofAntiochus III |
Euthydemus II(Greek:Εὐθύδημος,Euthýdēmos) was aGreco-Bactrianking who ruled inBactriain 185-180 BCE.
Rule[edit]
Son ofDemetrius I of Bactria,Euthydemus II became king in the 180s BCE, either after his father's death or as a sub-king to him. The style and rare nickel alloys of his coins associates him closely in time with the kingAgathoclesbut their precise relation remains uncertain. Euthydemus is pictured as a boy on his coins and most likely died very young.
He was the lastEuthydemidruler of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and perhaps related with kingXiutuof Gansu.[1]
See also[edit]
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Seleucid Empire
- Greco-Buddhism
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom
- Kushan Empire
Notes[edit]
- ^Lucas, Christopoulos; Dionysian rituals and the Golden Zeus of China pp.http:// sino-platonic.org/complete/spp326_dionysian_rituals_china.pdfpp.68-112
References[edit]
- The Greeks in Bactria and India,W. W. Tarn,Cambridge University Press.
External links[edit]
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