The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c26.s1.30

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One name, that of Menander, stands out conspicuously among the crowd of obscure princes. He seems to have belonged to the family of Eukratides, and to have had his capital at Kābul, whence he issued, in or about 155 B. C., to make the bold invasion of India described in the last chapter. About two years later he was obliged to retire and devote his energies to the encounter with dangers which menaced him at home, due to the never-ending quarrels with his neighbours on the frontier.