The Classical Accounts of India c13.3

c13.3

The text that follows is based on the English translation by McCrindle, published in 1879 There is another English translation, with copious notes, by W H Schoff published in 1912 Substantial differences between the two are indicated in the footnotes In transcribing the Greek names of persons and localities, the forms adopted by McCrindle have been slightly changed in order to bring them in a line with those generally used in modern times, and followed by Schoff The most important is the substitution of *c*, *u*, *ae*, and *o* respectively, for *k*, *ou*, *ai* and *u* The letter *u* is also used for *o* in the middle of a name A list of important geographical names, in the order in which they occur in the text is given at the end (Appendix I) with identifications which, however, in many cases cannot be regarded as definite Names, of which no reasonable identifications are possible, have been omitted