Apollophanes
with aegis and thunderbolt. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA TRATARASA APALAVINASA "Saviour king Apollophanes". Apollophanes (reigned circa 70 BCE) was an Indo-Greek king in the area of Punjab in modern Pakistan. Little is known about him, except for some of his remaining coins. He was one of the last Indo-Greek kings, and probably fought against the invasions of the Indo-Scythians.
See also Greco-Bactrian Kingdom Seleucid Empire Greco-Buddhism Indo-Scythians Indo-Parthian Kingdom Kushan Empire
References "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
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