Bactrians

If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Beyond them lay the Bactrians, Scythians, and Indians—all among the best warriors in the world, who would also be fighting for their own lands.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Beyond them lay the Bactrians, Scythians, and Indians—all among the best warriors in the world, who would also be fighting for their own lands.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

"Our two-humped camels, Bactrians, were much more pleasant to ride than the one-hump Dromedary variety I once rode in Egypt," Mr. Sesser notes.

Camel-Trekking Across the Gobi 2011

I quickly realized that our two-humped camels, Bactrians, were much more pleasant to ride than the one-hump Dromedary variety I once rode in Egypt.

Dunes Struck 2011

If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011