a) Who was Megasthenes? Which of his works give detailed account of Mauryas at that time?
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Megasthenes
Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, c. 350 – c. 290 BC) 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 the writings of the later authors.
Megasthenes
Born
c. 350 BCE
Died
c. 290 BCE
Nationality
Greek
Occupation
Historian and diplomat
Megasthenes was born in Asia Minor and became an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India.[1] However, the exact date of his embassy is uncertain. Scholars such as Kaushik Roy place him in the Maurya court between 302 and 298 BCE, prior to Chandragupta's voluntary death in 297.[2] Other Greek envoys to the Indian court are known after Megasthenes: Deimachus as ambassador to Bindusara, and Dionysius, as ambassador to Ashoka.[3][4]
Life and travel
According to Arrian, Megasthenes lived in Arachosia and travelled to Pataliputra.
Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.[5] Arrian explains that Megasthenes lived in Arachosia, with the satrap Sibyrtius, from where he visited India:
Megasthenes lived with Sibyrtius, satrap of Arachosia, and often speaks of his visiting Sandracottus, the king of the Indians." Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri [6]
We have more definite information regarding the parts of India Megasthenes visited. He entered the subcontinent through the district of the Pentapotamia ("The five rivers", modern day Punjab region[7]), providing a full account of the rivers found there (thought to be the five affluents of the Indus that form the Punjab region), and proceeded from there by the royal road to Pataliputra. There are accounts of Megasthenes having visited Madurai, in Tamil Nadu[8][9], but he appears not to have visited any other parts of India
Megasthenes (/mɪˈɡæsθɪniːz/ mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, c. 350 – c. 290 BC) 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 the writings of the later authors.
Megasthenes
Born
c. 350 BCE
Died
c. 290 BCE
Nationality
Greek
Occupation
Historian and diplomat
Megasthenes was born in Asia Minor and became an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India.[1] However, the exact date of his embassy is uncertain. Scholars such as Kaushik Roy place him in the Maurya court between 302 and 298 BCE, prior to Chandragupta's voluntary death in 297.[2] Other Greek envoys to the Indian court are known after Megasthenes: Deimachus as ambassador to Bindusara, and Dionysius, as ambassador to Ashoka.[3][4]
Life and travel
According to Arrian, Megasthenes lived in Arachosia and travelled to Pataliputra.
Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.[5] Arrian explains that Megasthenes lived in Arachosia, with the satrap Sibyrtius, from where he visited India:
Megasthenes lived with Sibyrtius, satrap of Arachosia, and often speaks of his visiting Sandracottus, the king of the Indians." Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri [6]
We have more definite information regarding the parts of India Megasthenes visited. He entered the subcontinent through the district of the Pentapotamia ("The five rivers", modern day Punjab region[7]), providing a full account of the rivers found there (thought to be the five affluents of the Indus that form the Punjab region), and proceeded from there by the royal road to Pataliputra. There are accounts of Megasthenes having visited Madurai, in Tamil Nadu[8][9], but he appears not to have visited any other parts of India
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Megasthenes was a Greek traveler and explorer from the Hellenistic period.
Indica became the book that gives a detailed account of the Mauryan Empire.
Explanation:
- Megasthenes arrived in India as an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator to Chandragupta Maurya of the Mauryan Empire.
- In his book Indica, he gives details about the Mauryan administration.
- In Indica, the city of Pataliputra, along with its administration and military organization, mentioned there.
- He has also given a striking view of contemporary social life.
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