The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s3.102

c10.s3.102

It is also probable that another factor was at work among the Greek settlers, reinforcing that of loyalty to Antiochus; Eucratides probably knew about it beforehand. More than once Alexander had trouble with those of his Macedonians who disliked what they considered his pro-Persian policy. The policy of the Euthydemids towards the native peoples of Bactria and India has already been explained so far as evidence permits, and there must inevitably have been among the Greeks of Bactria some, perhaps many, who disliked what they considered the pro-native policy of the dynasty and would have preferred to keep the ‘barbarian’ in his place; they would regard the hellenising Antiochus as a better representative of the Greek world in Asia. Demetrius’ fall was doubtless assisted by his ideas being too far in advance of those of a number of his Greek subjects.