Nicias (Greek: Νικίας, Nikías; r. 90 – 85 BC) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the Paropamisade. Most of his relatively few coins have been found in...
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Theophilus Dicaeus (Ancient Greek: Θεόφιλος Δίκαιος, romanized: Theophilos Dikaios) was a minor Indo-Greek king who ruled for a short time in the Paropamisadae...
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Also, after the reign of Menander I, several Indo-Greek rulers, such as Agathokleia, Amyntas, Nicias, Peukolaos, Hermaeus, Hippostratos, Menander II...
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of their rule, the Indo-Greek kings combined the Greek and Indian languages and symbols, as seen on their coins, and blended Greek and Indian ideas, as...
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Nicias (c. 470–413 BC) was an Athenian politician and general during the Peloponnesian War. The name may also refer to: Nicias (Indo-Greek king) (r. 90–85...
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Philoxenus Anicetus (redirect from Philoxenus (Indo-Greek king))
Philoxenus Anicetus (Greek: Φιλόξενος ὁ Ἀνίκητος; epithet means "the Invincible") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in the region spanning the Paropamisade...
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coinage benefited from the help of Greek coin-makers. Indo-Scythian coins continue Indo-Greek tradition by using the Greek alphabet on the obverse and Kharoshthi...
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Nicander – King of Sparta Nicarchus – poet Nicias – Athenian statesman Nicon (also Nikon) (Νίκων) - a pirate from Pherae King Nicias – Indo-Greek king Nicocreon...
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Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, p. 171. Donald Kagan, The Peace of Nicias and the Sicialian Expedition, p. 169. Donald Kagan,The Peace of Nicias and...
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of what would be known as the "Indo-Greek kingdom", started around 200 BCE when Demetrius, son of the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I, led his troops across...
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Agathoclea (redirect from Agathoclea (Indo-Greek))
Theotropus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθόκλεια Θεότροπος, romanized: Agathokleia Theotropos; the epithet possibly means the Goddess-like) was an Indo-Greek queen married...
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Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th...
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Roman–Syrian War 180–10 AD Indo-Greek Kingdom 172–167 Third Macedonian War 170–168 Sixth Syrian War 155 BC Attack of the Indo-Greeks on Pataliputra, a magnificent...
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (redirect from Bactrian Greek)
state of the Hellenistic period located in Central Asia. Along with the Indo-Greek Kingdom in the Indian subcontinent, it was the easternmost part of the...
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Within the Indo-Greek Kingdom there were over 30 kings, often in competition on different territories. Many of them are only known through their coins...
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Hellenistic period (redirect from Hellenism (Greek culture))
Hellenistic king to rule at his death in 10 AD. After conquering the Indo-Greeks, the Kushan empire took over Greco-Buddhism, the Greek language, Greek script...
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Antialcidas (category Indo-Greek kings)
𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀺𑀢𑀲 Aṃtalikitasa, in the Heliodorus Pillar) was a king of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, who reigned from his capital at Taxila. Bopearachchi has suggested...
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Ptolemaic Kingdom (redirect from Ptolemaic Greek)
Kingdom (/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk/; Koinē Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, romanized: Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during...
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (redirect from Greek Macedonian Empire)
"Ancient Greek is generally taken to be the only representative (though note the existence of different dialects) of the Greek or Hellenic branch of Indo-European...
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the Archidamian War for the Spartan king Archidamus II) lasted until 421 BC with the signing of the Peace of Nicias. It began with the Athenian general...
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Menander I (redirect from King Milinda)
sometimes called Menander the Great) was a Greco-Bactrian and later Indo-Greek King (reigned c. 165/155 –130 BC) who administered a large territory in...
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Greco-Buddhism (category Indo-Greek religions and philosophy)
several Indo-Greek rulers, such as Amyntas Nikator, Nicias, Peukolaos, Hermaeus, Hippostratos and Menander II, depicted themselves or their Greek deities...
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Maues (category Indo-Scythian kings)
was the first Indo-Scythian king, ruling from 98/85 to 60/57 BCE. He invaded India and established Saka hegemony by conquering Indo-Greek territories....
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Philip II of Macedon (redirect from Phillip II king of Macedonia)
Philip II of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Philippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until...
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Antiochus III the Great (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
III the Great (/ænˈtaɪəkəs/; Greek: Ἀντίοχος ὁ Μέγας Antíokhos ho Mégas; c. 241 – 3 July 187 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid...
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Apollodotus I (redirect from King Apollodotus I)
Apollodotus I (Greek: Ἀπολλόδοτος Α΄ ὁ Σωτήρ, "Apollodotus the Savior"; Prakrit: translit. Apaladata) was an Indo-Greek king between 180 BC and 160 BC...
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Strato I (category Indo-Greek kings)
Northern India and that his father was the great king Menander I. Menander ruled the entire Indo-Greek empire, but in this scenario, the western parts...
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Antiochus IV Epiphanes (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
November/December 164 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. He was a son of King Antiochus III the Great...
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Polyxenus Epiphanes Soter (redirect from Polyxenos (Indo-Greek king))
(Ancient Greek: Πολύξενος Ἐπιφανῆς Σωτήρ, romanized: Polyxenos Epiphanēs Sōtēr, "Polyxenus the Illustrious Saviour") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled...
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Attalus III (redirect from King Attalus III)
Attalus III (Greek: Ἄτταλος Γ΄) Philometor Euergetes (c. 170 BC – 133 BC) was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from 138 BC to 133 BC. Attalus...
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