Siege of Bactra 208 BC
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 208 BC | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Ancient (before 500) | derived from year |
| Location | Afghanistan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Anabasis of Antiochus III the Great | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Seleucid Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.7581, 66.8989 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Bactra was a siege of the Hellenistic period that lasted from 208 to 206 BC. It was a siege of the city of Bactra by the Seleucid Empire after they defeated the Greco-Bactrians at the Battle of the Arius.
The Seleucids besieged the capital of Bactria until concerning news from the west of his dominions and lack of progress against the city led the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III to negotiate a peace treaty with the Bactrian king Euthydemus and lift the siege. It was agreed that Antiochus would recognize Euthydemus as an ally, and he gave one of his daughters as a wife to Demetrius, Euthydemus' heir.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Bactra (revision 1370739122), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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