The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.172
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c24.172
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Descending to the Hellenistic age, when the Greeks began to have knowledge of India at first hand, we find that two of the principal authorities, Nearchus, who was Alexander's admiral, and Megasthenes, the ambassador of Seleucus I at the court of Chandragupta, are at variance regarding an attempted conquest of India by Cyrus.