[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Greek](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr) › [Roman Imperial (31 BCE – 330 CE)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman) › Βασσαρικα # Βασσαρικα (Βασσαρικά) Dionysius, Bassarica — Dionysus' war against the Indians An epic in at least 18 books on Dionysus' war against the Indian king Deriades, the main predecessor of Nonnus; known from citations of Indian peoples and places in Stephanus of Byzantium and from papyri. - **Language:** Ancient Greek - **Date:** 100–300 CE - **Author:** [Διονύσιος (ὁ τῶν Βασσαρικῶν)](https://indike.org/pramana/person/dionysius-bassarica) - **Text:** lost --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.bassarica](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.bassarica) · Pramāṇa