Episode S2 - The Bactrian Kingdom
Publisher |
Airwave Media
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Ancient
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
History
Publication Date |
Oct 11, 2019
Episode Duration |
Unknown
“In this battle, Antiochus’ horse was wounded and killed, and the king himself was struck through the mouth and lost some of his teeth.  On the whole, he acquired on that occasion the greatest reputation for valor.  Because of this battle, Euthydemus was caught off guard and retreated with his forces into the Bactrian city of Zariaspa.” – Polybius, The Histories, 10.49
Synopsis: After the death of Alexander the Great, Bactria came under Seleucid rule before gaining its independence under the Diodotid and Euthydemid kings.  In the second part of my interview with historian and author Tristan Hughes, we discuss how the Bactrian Kingdom was born, preserved itself against multiple attempts at Seleucid reconquest, and finally met its end.

Tristan Hughes @BattlesAncients on Twitter

Battles of the Ancients website www.turningpointsoftheancientworld.com

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