Greeks on India: Skylax to Aristoteles
Synopsis
The book presents the systematic examination of the early Greek knowledge of India till the advent of Alexander the Great. The Greek data on geographical horizon, flora and fauna, northwest Indian urbanism, trade and commerce, king and his subjects, customs and manners, India and the Persian empire, science and religion, fabulous reports and the idealisation of the Indians have been carefully analysed here in the light of the Indian literary sources and the recent archaeological material. The changing and static views, confusions, contradictions, predilections and interpretations of the Greeks have been critically assessed. The extant texts on Indian affairs from the writings of Skylax, Hekataios, Herodotos, Ktesias, Xenophon, Hippokrates, Hellanikos, Aristoteles, Ephoros and others have also been produced in English translation. Besides these, the book consists of maps, and three appendices viz., ancient Indian northwest; India vis-a-vis Ethiopia-Egypt in classical accounts; and Greek attitude towards the Indians.
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