Megasthenes
Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, c. 350BCE– c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indika, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors. Megasthenes was the first person to leave a written description of India.
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Megasthenes
Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, c. 350BCE– c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indika, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors. Megasthenes was the first person to leave a written description of India.
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Megastene (in greco antico: Με ...... orico e geografo greco antico.
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Megastenes (antzinako greziera ...... stemari buruz ere idatzi zuen.
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Megastenes (bahasa Yunani Kuno ...... iutus menghadap Maharaja Asoka
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Megastenes (ok. 350 - 290 p.n. ...... Arrian w swoim dziele Indica.
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Megastenes (Μεγασθένης, Megast ...... cia als escriptors posteriors.
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Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi ...... written description of India.
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Megasthenes (Oudgrieks: Μεγασθ ...... het eiland Taprobane (Ceylon).
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Megasthenes, född ca år 340 f. ...... atur och folket som levde där.
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Megasthenés (okolo 350-290 př. ...... indický kastovní systém apod.
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Megástenes (Em grego:: Μεγασθένης, — 290 a.C.) foi um geógrafo grego do Século IV a.C..
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c.350 BCE
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c. 290 BCE
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Indika, a book on ancient India
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Megastene (in greco antico: Με ...... orico e geografo greco antico.
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Megastenes (antzinako greziera ...... l zen urtea hori izan baitzen.
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Megastenes (bahasa Yunani Kuno ...... gkat secara sukarela pada 297.
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Megastenes (ok. 350 - 290 p.n. ...... Arrian w swoim dziele Indica.
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Megastenes (Μεγασθένης, Megast ...... cia als escriptors posteriors.
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Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi ...... written description of India.
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Megasthenes (Oudgrieks: Μεγασθ ...... het eiland Taprobane (Ceylon).
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Megasthenes, född ca år 340 f. ...... atur och folket som levde där.
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Megasthenés (okolo 350-290 př. ...... pou , odkud Indii navštěvoval.
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Megástenes (Em grego:: Μεγασθένης, — 290 a.C.) foi um geógrafo grego do Século IV a.C..
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