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Bactria (region)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Nov 11, 2023 04:58 PM — History

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

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971705

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.4104997452, 67.1536516955

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Aseni (unspecified date range)
- Bactria (330 BC - AD 300)
- Bactriani (Latin, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Βάκτριοι (Baktrioi: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Zariaspai (unspecified date range)

Bactria (region) makes connections with:

None

Bactria (region) receives connections from:

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)

Place type:
region

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Evidence:

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Related:

TM Geo 3554: Bactria

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 99 B2 Bactria

Details:

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Suggested citation:
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, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971705> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971705 |title=Places: 971705 (Bactria (region)) |author=Hiebert, F., P. Kohl |accessdate=April 19, 2024 9:16 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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