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Diodotus II

3rd century BCE · 3rd century BCE

Diodotus II was the second king of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, son and successor of Diodotus I, ruling in the later 3rd century BCE. He is reported to have made an alliance with the Parthian ruler Arsaces I against the Seleucids. He was overthrown and killed by Euthydemus I, who founded a new dynasty around 225 BCE.

Diodotus II
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Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Diodotus II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/diodotus-ii
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