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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Eucratides
Britannica 11thEUCRATIDES, king of Bactria (c. 175-129 B.C.), came to the throne by a rebellion against the dynasty of Euthydemus, whose son Demetrius had conquered western India. His authority was challenged by a great many other pretenders and Greek dynasts in Sogdiana, Ar ...
Vol. 9, pp. 880-880
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Euclid
Britannica 11th... of the propositions in the sixth book of the Mathematical Collection prove the EUCRATIDES same things as three in the Optics, is one of the reasons -given by Gregory for deeming that work spurious. Several other reasons will be found in Gregory's preface to h ...
Vol. 9, pp. 879-880
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