Diodotus II Theos (Greek: Διόδοτος Θεός, Diódotos Theós; died c. 225 BC) was the son and successor of Diodotus I Soter, who rebelled against the Seleucid empire, establishing the Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom. Diodotus II probably ruled alongside his father as co-regent, before succeeding him as sole king around 235 BC. He prevented Seleucid efforts to reincorporate Bactria back into the empire, by allying with the Parthians against them. He was murdered around 225 BC by Euthydemus I, who succeeded him as king.
Diodotus’ career was recounted by Apollodorus of Artemita in the Parthian History, but this text is lost, and surviving literary sources only mention him in passing.[1] Thus, most details of Diodotus' life and career have to be reconstructed from numismatics.
and 305 BC and made it a satrapy (province) of their empire. Diodotus' father, Diodotus I ruled the region of Bactria as a satrap (governor) some time...
Diodotus I Soter (Greek: Διόδοτος Σωτήρ, Diódotos Sōtḗr; c. 300 BC – c. 235 BC) was the first Hellenistic king of Bactria. Diodotus was initially satrap...
became their new capital around 237 BC. Around this time Diodotus was succeeded by his son DiodotusII who agreed to an alliance with Parthia, which now acted...
accuse Diodotus of having had the young king murdered. Diodotus convinced the army to elect him king. Royal titles and representation As king, Diodotus used...
Diodotus may refer to: Diodotus I, Seleucid satrap of Bactria DiodotusII, Greco-Bactrian king, son of Diodotus I Diodotus Tryphon, king of the Hellenistic...
Diodotus, out of anger at his conduct or the cuts to their pay. Demetrius was defeated in battle and lost control of Apamea and Antioch to Diodotus....
thought to have originally been a satrap of Sogdia, who usurped power from DiodotusII in 224 BC. Literary sources, notably Polybius, record how he and his...
Mediterranean and with family issues, Antiochus II seems to resorted to appointing independent-minded men such like Diodotus and Andragoras as satraps in the area...
Diodotid dynasty was a Hellenistic dynasty founded by Seleucid viceroy Diodotus I Soter c. 255 BC, ruling the far-eastern Kingdom of Bactria. The Diodotids...
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος Ptolemaios Philadelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic...
subordinate of Diodotus. Agathocles commemorative coin for Alexander the Great. Agathocles commemorative coin for Diodotus I in the name of Antiochus II. Agathocles...
that was married to a sister of DiodotusII, son of the original rebel, Diodotus I. He usurped the throne from DiodotusII or perhaps Antiochus Nikator and...
Antigonus II Gonatas (Greek: Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, Antigonos; c. 320 – 239 BC) was a Macedonian Greek ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty...
In 139 BC, Demetrius II was captured in battle against the kingdom of Parthia, which held him prisoner until 129 BC. Diodotus took the opportunity to...
(246–241 BC), also allowed Diodotus I to rebel and form the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom in Central Asia. The latter's successor, DiodotusII, formed an alliance with...
Cleopatra II Philometor Soteira (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλομήτωρ Σωτείρα, Kleopatra Philomētōr Sōteira; c. 185 BC – 116/115 BC) was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt...
Greco-Bactrians Diodotus I DiodotusII Euthydemus I Demetrius I Euthydemus II Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Demetrius II Eucratides I Plato Eucratides II Heliocles...
present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical extreme and declared himself king. DiodotusII, son of Diodotus, was overthrown in about...
a contemporary of the Indo-Greek kings Apollodotus I, Apollodotus II and Diodotus III. In any case, Eucratides' advances into India are proved by his...
silver tetradrachms honouring Euthydemus I, also called "The God", and Diodotus I, called "The Saviour". This indicates that Antimachus I might have been...
Pharnaces II of Pontus (Greek: Φαρνάκης; about 97–47 BC) was the king of the Bosporan Kingdom and Kingdom of Pontus until his death. He was a monarch of...
Seleucus II was made in 228 BC, which proved problematic for Arsaces, who was at the same time at war with the Greco-Bactrian ruler DiodotusII (r. 239 – 220...
the Seven Warring States in ancient China. DiodotusII, King of Bactria, the son and successor of Diodotus I (approximate date) (b. c. 252 BC) Seleucus...
Greek) and Alexander's wife Roxana (a Sogdian). He was the grandson of Philip II of Macedon. Because Roxana was pregnant when Alexander the Great died on 11...
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