WebThis book provides a new translation of all the surviving portions of the description of India written by Megasthenes in about 310 BCE, the fullest account of Indian geography, history and customs available to the classical world. The Indica was a pioneering work of ethnography that exemplified a new direction in Hellenistic writing; India was little-known … While Megasthenes's account of India has survived in the later works, little is known about him as a person. He spent time at the court of Sibyrtius, who was a satrap of Arachosia under Antigonus I and then Seleucus I. Megasthenes was then an ambassador for Seleucid king Seleucus I Nicator and to the court of the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra (modern Patna). Datin…
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WebMegasthenes (Μεγασθενής): Indika-fragments http://www.payer.de/quellenkunde/quellen1102. htm. Quellenkunde zur indischen … Web8 okt. 2024 · Preview. Megasthenes’ Indica (c. 310 BCE) was the fullest source on India available to subsequent Greek authors.Unlike Megasthenes’ predecessor Ctesias, who gained his knowledge of India in Persia, Megasthenes travelled to the subcontinent himself, as an ambassador for Seleucus I to the Maurya kingdom of Candragupta. scream 5 gross
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WebIGNCA Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts WebMegasthenes' Indica can be reconstructed using the portions preserved by later writers as direct quotations or paraphrase. The parts that belonged to the original text can be … WebSave Save Indica Fragments (by Megasthenes) For Later 100% 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful 0% 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful scream 5 greek subs