The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c28.30
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c28.30
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The imperial capital Pāṭaliputra or Kusumapura, the Palibothra of the Greeks, which was situated on the south side of the Ganges, to the east of its confluence with the Son, is described by Megasthenes (*v. sup.* Chapter xvi, p. 411). Its ruins lie for the most part under the modern city of Patna-Bankipore; and part of its ancient rampart has been found *in situ*¹.