Περι των της Ινδιας εθνων και των Βραγμανων (Περὶ τῶν τῆς Ἰνδίας ἐθνῶν καὶ τῶν Βραγμάνων)
Palladius, On the Peoples of India and the Brahmans
Palladius relates what a Theban scholasticus told him of his voyage via Adulis and Axum to India, the Pepper Coast and Taprobane, his six years' captivity and what he learned of the Brahmans (part 1), then adds the dialogue of Dandamis with Alexander on the Brahmans' life (part 2); inserted into recension β of the Alexander Romance and translated into Latin (Commonitorium Palladii).
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- 400–420 CE
- Author
- Παλλάδιος
- Text
- not yet digitised (catalogue entry)
Translations (1)
- Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature (Palladius) — English, not yet digitised