Demetriapolis
Demetriapolis (
Isidorus of Charax mentions the rule of the Parthians over Arachosia, an area south of the Hindu Kush and next to today's Afghanistan
, and populated by Greek colonies:
- "Beyond is Arachosia. And the Parthians call this White India; there are the city of Biyt and the city of Pharsana and the city of Chorochoad and the city of Demetrias; then Alexandropolis, the metropolis of Arachosia; it is Greek, and by it flows the river Arachotus. As far as this place the land is under the rule of the Parthians." "Parthians stations", 1st century BCE [2]
Pandavleni Caves
.Demetrias may also be mentioned in the 2nd century CE inscription of Cave No.17 at the
Indo-Greek) Dharmadeva, a northerner from "Dattamittri". It is thought that the city of "Dattamittri" may be the city of Demetrias in Arachosia, mentioned by Isidore of Charax.[3]
- "Success! (The gift) of Indragnidatta, son of Dhammadeva, the Samgha by monks together with his son Dhammarakhita."[3]
References
- ^ The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India, Getzel M. Cohen University of California Press, 2013 p.272
- ^ Mentioned in Bopearachchi, "Monnaies Greco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques", p52. Original text in paragraph 19 of Parthian stations
- ^ a b Epigraphia Indica p.90ff