Diodotus


Diodotus

 

Date of birth unknown; died circa 230 B.C. Founder of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.

Diodotus was the satrap of Antiochus II in Bactria until the middle of the third century B.C. He proclaimed Bactria an independent state and assumed the title of king in approximately 250. After his death, he was succeeded by his son Diodotus II.