Eucratides

EUCRATIDES, 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, Aria (Herat), Drangiana (Sijistan), &c., whose names — Pantaleon, Agathocles, Antimachus, Antalcidas "the victorious" (myopes) , Plato, whose unique coin is dated from the year 147 of the Seleucid era (=166 B.C.), and others — are known only from coins with Gree…

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Vol. 9, pp. 880-880