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is positively no other evidence available. A hintin Justin (Chap. 
xli. 6) that at one time he was besieged by Demetrius, is almost 
the only evidence we have that there was a contest for the crown 
of Baktria. He was a contemporary, in his later years at least, 
of Mithridates I, the great king of Parthia, to whom he lost much 
territory, and he succeeded the Greek Euthydémus. One 
curious feature of these eastern kingdoms at the period has 
never received the consideration at the hands of historians that 
it deserved ; and that is the fact that reigning over two or more 
separate peoples most of the kings bore duplicate names, as they 
addressed themselves to one or other nationality. The Parthian 
ellas, a territorial designation, and had no boundaries marching 
with Hyrkania or Media. Where the Parthian was, in fact, that 
capital; not understanding this, the geographers have persist- 
ently duplicated it, not comprehending that Greek Hekatom- 
tion, in Greek, Getic, or Sanscrit, as Greek, Skyth, or Indian was 
es. 
15. Eukratidas was, then, we are to believe, at war with 
Euthydémus ; many circumstances would lead us to surmise 
pens 
Maurya dynasty, as viceroy for his father ; and had left the capital 
of the country u ; i ; 
real name, had taken the opportunity to revolt. Greek seems, 
from the introduction of many Greek words through Baktria 
into Chinese, to have become the official language of Baktria; 
and the new king would, as a matterof course. have adopted a 
Greek reigning title; his own name n 
