[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c14.25 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c14.25 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c14.25 - **Language:** English ### [c14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14.25) But, even if the figure of 120 Roman miles from Taxila to the Hydaspes be accepted as correct, it does not exclude the theory that Alexander's camp was at Jihlam. According to Cunningham (\*Reports\*, ii, 179) the distance by an old road is 94 miles. Pliny’s distance is 110 English miles, and the difference is only 16 miles, which is insignificant, considering that we have no information concerning the route taken by Alexander in very difficult country, and no knowledge of the changes which have occurred in twenty-two centuries. The argument based on Pliny’s figures is, consequently, worthless, whether the figures be right or wrong. - [Previous: c14.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14.24) - [Next: c14.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14.26) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c14.25) · Pramāṇa