Diodotus II

Diodotus II
Coin of Diodotus II
History of Afghanistan
The smaller Buddah of Bamiyan
Timeline

Wikipedia book Book · Category Category · Portal Portal

Diodotus II (c. 252 BC – c. 223 BC) was a Greco-Bactrian king from c. 239 BC, son of Diodotus I. He is known for concluding a peace treaty with the Parthian king Arsaces, in order to forestall the Seleucid reconquest of both Parthia and Bactria:

"Soon after, relieved by the death of Diodotus I, Arsaces made peace and concluded an alliance with his son, also by the name of Diodotus; some time later he fought against Seleucos who came to punish the rebels, but he prevailed: the Parthians celebrated this day as the one that marked the beginning of their freedom" (Justin, XLI,4 [1])

Around 230 or 223 BC, Diodotus was killed by an usurper, his brother-in-law Euthydemus I, founder of the Greco-Bactrian Euthydemid dynasty (Polybius, 11.34, 2).

Notes

  1. ^ Justin XLI
Preceded by:
Diodotus I		 Greco-Bactrian Ruler Succeeded by:
Euthydemus I

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Diodotus I — Greco Bactrian king Pedigree coin of Agathocles, with the effigy of Diodotus, the Greek inscription reads: ΔΙΟΔΟΤΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (of) Diodotus the Saviour …   Wikipedia

  • Diodotus — may refer to: Diodotus I, Seleucid satrap of Bactria Diodotus II, Greco Bactrian king, son of Diodotus I Diodotus Tryphon, king of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom 142–138 BC Diodotus the Stoic, stoic philosopher, and friend of Cicero Diodotus… …   Wikipedia

  • DIODOTUS — unus ex Politicis Atheniensium, qui crudele decretum, de exscindenda ob defectionem Mitylene, mitigavit. Vide Schol. in Aristoph. Equit …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Diodotus I — ▪ king of Bactria flourished 3rd century BC    satrap (governor) of the Seleucid province of Bactria, who, with his son of the same name, founded the Greek kingdom of Bactria.       At first subject to the Seleucid king Antiochus I and later to… …   Universalium

  • Diodotus II — ▪ king of Bactria flourished 3rd century BC       king of Bactria, the son and successor of Diodotus I.       Although his father s freedom from Seleucid control is uncertain, Diodotus II unquestionably ruled as an independent king and issued… …   Universalium

  • Diodotus Tryphon — King Coin of Diodotus Tryphon. British Museum. Reign Seleucid kingdom: 142 BC – 138 BC …   Wikipedia

  • Diodotus the Stoic — Diodotus (Greek: Διόδοτος; fl. 1st century BC) was a Stoic philosopher, and was a friend of Cicero. He lived for most of his life in Rome in Cicero s house, where he instructed Cicero in Stoic philosophy and especially Logic.[1] Although Cicero… …   Wikipedia

  • Diodotus (son of Eucrates) — Diodotus, son of Eucrates[1] was an opponent to the proposal of Cleon leader of the aggressive faction in Athens in 427 BC to kill all adult Mytilenean males and to enslave their women and children after the defeat of Mytilene [2] (see also… …   Wikipedia

  • DIODOTUS-TRYPHON° — (d. 137 B.C.E.), rebel against demetrius ii , king of Syria. According to Strabo, Tryphon came from Casiana (according to Josephus from Apameia). He served in the army of Alexander Balas and when uprisings began against the rule of Demetrius II,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • DIODORUS et DIODOTUS — Grammatic. bella Attica scripsit. Item discipulus Aristoph. Alius Arythraeus, Athen. l. 10. Item Medicus, cognom. Petronius, Plin. l. 20. c. 8. Item Epicureus αὐτόχειρ. Sen. de V. B …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”