Siege of Bactra

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Siege of Bactra
Map showing Balkh (here indicated as Bactres), the capital of Bactria
Date 208–206 BC Location Bactra (Modern day Balkh, Afghanistan) Result Seleucid victory Antiochus signs a peace treaty with Euthydemus Antiochus III recognizes Euthydemus's reign
Belligerents
Seleucid Empire	Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Antiochus III the Great	Euthydemus I

The siege of Bactra was a siege of the Hellenistic period that lasted from 208 to 206 BC. It was a siege of the city of Bactra by the Seleucid Empire after they defeated the Greco-Bactrians at the Battle of the Arius.

The Seleucids besieged the capital of Bactria until concerning news from the west of his dominions and lack of progress against the city led the Seleucid ruler Antiochus III to negotiate a peace treaty with the Bactrian king Euthydemus and lift the siege. It was agreed that Antiochus would recognize Euthydemus as an ally, and he gave one of his daughters as a wife to Demetrius, Euthydemus' heir.