Bactrian (natively known as ariao, 'Iranian'), [4] an Eastern Iranian language, was the common language of Bactria and the surroundings areas, from ancient until early medieval times.

When Alexander the Great defeated Darius III, the Bactrian satrap, Bessus, tried unsuccessfully to organize resistance in the East. Upon the death of Alexander (323 bce) Bactria passed …

Apr 28, 2011 · Alexander conquered it with great difficulty between 329 to 327 BCE, largely with the help of local auxiliary forces. During his stay there, Alexander married a Bactrian woman, …

Oct 16, 2025 · Diodotus I Soter, a Greek ruler in Bactria, was the one to achieve independence around 245 BC. Already by that time, a distinct Greco-Bactrian identity was forming in the …

Bactrian camels have two humps on their backs where they store fat. Arabian camels, called dromedaries have only one hump, but both these types of camels use their stored fat as …

Dec 14, 2016 · The art types of the Buddha flashing fire and the Buddha gushing water were probably conceived in the Bactrian monasteries under the influence of Mazdean and …

Apr 28, 2011 · The Greco-Bactrian kingdom appeared in 250 BCE, when the satrap Diodotos (or Theodotus in Latin) rebelled against his Seleucid ruler, Antiochos II, knowing that Antiochus …

Bactrian (Bactrian: Αριαο, romanized: ariao, Bactrian pronunciation: [arjaː], meaning "Iranian") [3] was an Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria …

Since Heliocles left the Bactrian territory, he is technically the last Greco-Bactrian king, although several of his descendants, moving beyond the Hindu Kush, would form the western part of …

Bactrian may refer to: Bactria, an ancient region in Central Asia, including the modern Balkh region of Afghanistan Bactria (satrapy), under the Achaemenid Empire Bactrian language, an …