The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s1.330

c10.s1.330

though they retained their native names. Two with Greek names are known, Thera in Sogdiana and Rhoetea in Bactria,¹ colonies named after their homes by the mercenaries settled there; possibly Argos in ‘Scythia’ may be another;² but only one other place-name which looks as if it might be European has been preserved.³