Information on the Scythian invasion of Bactria?

[LDC]

Is there any documentation on this? I read some of Justin's writing, but it does give much information. I'm looking for mention or description of any of the battles during the invasion.

[LDC]

oh come on guys some of you most know something.

[Megas Methuselah]

It hasn't even been a full day yet. Give the boys some time, mane. They'll come.

[stratigos vasilios]

Hehe do you need it for an assignment?

[Fluvius Camillus]

People you can try:

Baktria Researchers
- DeathFinger
- keravnos

Good luck, I also would like to read the answers.

~Fluvius

[DeathFinger]

Hmmm. Those Scythians are mostly Yuezhei and..... honesty I don't know much about hem.

BTW Forget classical Latin/Greek sources, except from Justin I remember Strabo (XI, 8, 2) speaking of them only like this:

But the best known of the nomads are those who took away Bactriana from the Greeks, I mean the Asii, Pasiani, Tochari,1 and Sacarauli, who originally came from the country on the other side of the Iaxartes River that adjoins that of the Sacae and the Sogdiani and was occupied by the Sacae.

If you want something, go read chinese sources

Zhang Qian (Hill 2004, pp. 29, 318-350)

"Daxia is located over 2,000 li southwest of Dayuan, south of the Gui river. Its people cultivate the land and have cities and houses. Their customs are like those of Ta-Yuan. It has no great ruler but only a number of petty chiefs ruling the various cities. The people are poor in the use of arms and afraid of battle, but they are clever at commerce. After the Great Yuezhi moved west and attacked the lands, the entire country came under their sway.

He seems to have visited Daxia (Bactria) c.126-124 BC, and it seems pretty sure that Indo-Greek political presence was kept until c.130 BC in Bactria.

BTW if you're looking for mentions of battles... I wish you good luck. Maybe something about the destruction of Eucratidia (Aï Khanoum), which seems to have taken place a little before 130 BC. The matter is that we don't know if the whole Great Yuezhei invaded Bactria, or if it was the result of one or two of their yabgu (tribes), and if it was gradually done. Knowing the civil wars between Greeks of Bactria in this time, I suppose it was.

Second thought: Parthian are far better documented than Bactrians. Maybe something lays here between lines of classical authors about them.