Bactria (region)

region · 550 BC – 300 AD · location approximate

An historic region at the eastern limits of the Iranian plateau connected with the Oxus civilization (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex).

Coordinates

37.41050, 67.15365

Also known as

Aseni, Bactria, Bactriani (la), Bactriani (la), Baktrioi (grc), Zariaspai, Βάκτριοι (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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