The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c35.s7.16
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c35.s7.16
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Strabo, of Amasia in Asia Minor; c. 64 B.C.–19 A.D.; his great geographical work (Greek) contains incidental notices of India and Alexander’s campaigns. [Book xv, chap. 1, is devoted to India, its geography, manners, and customs, its material being drawn from the companions of Alexander and from Megasthenes; ed. A. Meineke (Leipzig, 1852–3); trans. M‘Crindle in Ancient India as described in Classical Literature.]