Bactria (region)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Feb 17, 2025 07:46 PM
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History
An historic region at the eastern limits of the Iranian plateau connected with the Oxus civilization (Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex).
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971705
37.4104997452, 67.1536516955
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- Bactra/Zariaspa part of (regional) Bactria (region) (550 BC - AD 300)
- Margus (river) bounds Bactria (region) (unspecified date range)
- Zartepa located at Bactria (region) (540 BC - AD 750)
region
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 99 B2 Bactria
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F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Bactria (region): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971705> [accessed: 26 March 2025]
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