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Megasthenes

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 Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his…

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Notable work
Indica
Died
c. 290 BCE
Occupations
Historian and diplomat

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related to Further reading · 40
Megasthenes → Alexander, Alexander's, Alexanderzügen, Ancient Historiography, Autoren, BC, Beobachten, Die, Empire, Ethnographic, Ethnographische Praktiken, Geographica Historica, German, Greek, Harry Falk, How, In Stoneman, India, Indo-Greeks, ISBN
related to Assessment · 19
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related to Biography · 15
Megasthenes → Antigonus, Arachosia, BCE, Dating, He, India, Mauryan, Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, Nicator, Pataliputra, Patna, Seleucid, Seleucus, Sibyrtius, While Megasthenes's
related to As ambassador · 9
Megasthenes → Anabasis Alexandri, Arachosia, Arrian, Chandragupta Maurya, Greek, India, Nicator, Seleucus, Sibyrtius
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Megasthenes → Arrian, Fragments, India, Indika
Died · 1
Megasthenes → c. 290 BCE
Notable work · 1
Megasthenes → Indica
Occupations · 1
Megasthenes → Historian and diplomat
see also · 1
Megasthenes → Megasthenes' HeraklesHerodotusPatroclesDemodamas

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india greek bce ancient arrian century work indica court writers later ambassador seleucus stoneman description pataliputra isbn μεγασθένης died 290

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MegasthenesDiedc. 290 BCE1.00infobox
MegasthenesNotable workIndica1.00infobox
MegasthenesOccupationsHistorian and diplomat1.00infobox
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorGreek0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorSeleucus0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorNicator0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorChandragupta Maurya0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorArrian0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorArachosia0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorSibyrtius0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorIndia0.60section
Megasthenesrelated to As ambassadorAnabasis Alexandri0.60section

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