The Bactrian Kingdom "Greco-Bactrian Kingdom"
Time: 256 BC
Place: Takhar, Afghanistan
Details: The Bactrian Kingdom was the easternmost part of the Hellenistic world, in Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent from its founding in 256 BC by Diodotus I Soter to its fall under the reign of Heliocles II.
‹ Earlier in historyDiodotus I Soter was the first Greek king of Bactria250s BCLater in history ›Dujiangyan irrigation system was built250s BC
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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Bactria-The Greco-Bactrians has been overrun by invading Yuezhi
135 BC - Takhar, Afghanistan
Bactria-Greek was the administrative language of Greco-Bactrian kingdoms
323 BC - Takhar, Afghanistan
256
Roman Empire-Gallienus proclaimed his elder son Valerian II caesar
256 - Danube region
Roman Republic-Romans launched an invasion of North Africa
256 BC - North Africa (Present-Day Tunisia)
Roman Republic-Battle of Cape Ecnomus
256 BC - Palermo, Italy