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Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes and Arrian Being a Translation of the Fracments of the Indika of Megasthenes Collected by Schwanheck and the First Part of the Indika of Arrian

Author: McCrindle, J.W.

Keywords: Ancient India, Megasthenes, India of Arrian

Issue Date: 1877

Publisher: Thacker,Calcutta

Description: This book gives a connected form of general description of India, based chiefly on the work of Megasthenes. There is an account of the ancient commerce of Egypt, Arabia, and India. It also includes the narratives of Macedonian invasion of India as given by Arrian and Curtius in their respective Histories of Alexander.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author McCrindle, J.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-18T16:37:18Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-18T16:37:18Z
dc.description This book gives a connected form of general description of India, based chiefly on the work of Megasthenes. There is an account of the ancient commerce of Egypt, Arabia, and India. It also includes the narratives of Macedonian invasion of India as given by Arrian and Curtius in their respective Histories of Alexander.
dc.date.issued 1877
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xi,223 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Thacker,Calcutta
dc.subject Ancient India, Megasthenes, India of Arrian
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1877
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-002605
dc.format.medium text
dc.contributor.translator J.W. McCrindle
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author McCrindle, J.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-18T16:37:18Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-18T16:37:18Z
dc.description This book gives a connected form of general description of India, based chiefly on the work of Megasthenes. There is an account of the ancient commerce of Egypt, Arabia, and India. It also includes the narratives of Macedonian invasion of India as given by Arrian and Curtius in their respective Histories of Alexander.
dc.date.issued 1877
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xi,223 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Thacker,Calcutta
dc.subject Ancient India, Megasthenes, India of Arrian
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1877
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-002605
dc.format.medium text
dc.contributor.translator J.W. McCrindle