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Dionysios Soter (Greek: ; epithet means "the Saviour") was an Indo-Greek king in the area of eastern Punjab.〔(''The Greeks in Bactria and India'' by William Woodthorpe Tarn p.318 )〕 ==Reign== According to Osmund Bopearachchi, he reigned ca circa 65–55 BCE and inherited the eastern parts of the kingdom of the important late ruler Apollodotus II. The kings share the same epithet and use the common reverse of fighting Pallas Athene, and it seems plausible that they were closely related, but relationships between the last Indo-Greek kings remain uncertain since the only sources of information are their remaining coins. R. C. Senior dates him approximately ten years later. Earlier scholars like Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani have dated Dionysius much earlier, between the years 115 and 100 BCE, making him the ruler of the Swat and Dir Valleys and the weak successor of Polyxenos. Dionysius was probably pressured by the invasions of the Indo-Scythians, and also had to deal with Hippostratos, a more important king who had inherited the western part of the kingdom of Apollodotus II. Dionysios' name echoes the Olympic wine-god Dionysos, who according to Greek mythology was also an ancient king of India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dionysios Soter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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