Bactria Archive

Strange Flat Idol Sculpture From Bactria Remains Unexplained

AncientPages.com | September 26, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Some ancient artifacts can be very strange and it’s difficult to explain why our ancestors created them. This odd-looking flat idol dated to

Timur: Brutal Military Leader And His Desire To Conquer But Not To Rule

AncientPages.com | March 13, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Historical records confirm that the greatest military campaigns of conquest were often accomplished by the robust nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples inhabiting Central Asia. Their

Possible Yuezhi king and attendants, Gandhara stone palette, 1st century CE.

Civilizations

Yuezhi Civilization: Ancient Nomadic People Who Once Ruled Bactria

AncientPages.com | November 29, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The first mention of the Yuezhi civilization can be found in ancient Chinese sources from the 2nd century B.C. They are describes as nomadic