What the records say
- When
- 208 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.61° N, 66.57° E
- Description
- 208 BC battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Arius
208 BC battle
The Battle of the Arius was an engagement that was fought in 208 BC between the Seleucid Empire and the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. The Seleucids were led by Antiochus III the Great, who launched an invasion of Bactria to recover his ancestor's past dominions. He would go on to be victorious in this battle, and would later go on to besiege the Bactrians at their capital of Bactra for three years.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Antiochus III advances into Bactria, which is ruled by the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I, and defeats Euthydemus at the Battle of the Arius”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page