Megasthenes (/ mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz / mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, indologist, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the …

Indika (Greek: Ἰνδικά; Latin: Indica) is an account of Mauryan India by the Greek writer Megasthenes (died c. 290 BCE). The original work is now lost, but its fragments have survived …

Megasthenes (born c. 350 bc —died c. 290) was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books. An Ionian, he was sent by the Hellenistic king …

Jul 13, 2009 · Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian; being a translation of the fragments of the Indika of Megasthenês collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the first part of …

Megasthenes (Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, ca. 350 – 290 BCE) was a Greek ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He wrote the work Indica . He was born in Asia Minor (now …

Jan 19, 2024 · Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador, historian, and explorer who lived during the 3rd century BC. He visited India during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. He was the …

Megasthenes was a Greek Diplomat, Historian and ethnographer whose extensive writings about the cultures of India gave an insight into the lives of ancient Indians during the rule of …

Mar 7, 2024 · Megasthenes was a historian and diplomat, serving as an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator, the Macedonian king to Mauryan Empire in India. Megasthenes resided in the court …

Megasthenese was the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta. He is considered crucial due to his writings that are used as some of the most important sources of information about …

Oct 18, 2020 · Megasthenes was the first notable Greek traveller to India. Although Megasthenes’ deification of Hercules and Dionysus in India, along with several other fictionalised historical …