The Glory Days

The Great Alexander marched in 334 BC from the shores of Greece to avenge the many Persian invasions agains the Greeks. His ingenuity, strength, wisdom and loyal allies helped him to reach almost to the ends of the known world. He vanquished the Persian Empire and his influence and structures reached beyond the Indus River and Hellenism had shown its superiority to all others. His last battle to end a legacy of victories without defeats was against King Porus.

After his death, his empire was shattered yet the many Hellenic kingdoms thrived in their own right. The Bactrian Kingdom which was founded by  Diodotus I in 250 BC, sat like a jewel in the crown of India. Our realmfor many years rivalled the neighboring Indian kingdoms. Our culture mingled with various people of the land and our knowledge, architecture,philosophy and wisdom left a permanent mark in the land.

The parthians,scythians and internal rivalries in the end brought the downfall of our realm. Yet the Hellenes did not dissapear. They continued surviving in the various courts of the rulers of the land. Their language made them valuable administrators. Traders,architectures,spies and generals are some of the occupations they had. 

Around 1047, Eratosthenes Kambriotis was born. It was a very bright day when he came to the world. Perhaps an indication of fate and the bright life he would lead.. Eratosthenes led a revolt of the local populace against their muslim overlords which eventually managed to userp the duchy from the local ruler and reestablish a Bactrian realm. He has remained a vassal of the Ghaznavids however and only time will tell for how long that will last.