The Greeks in Bactria and India c10.s3.178

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² Strabo xv, 686. Strabo is trying to cast doubt on Apollodorus’ statement that the Euthydemids conquered more of India than Alexander had done by saying that anyhow Eucratides only ruled 1000 cities while Alexander had 5000 between the Jhelum and the Beas alone (this from Aristobulus, see p. 144 n. 3). The implication that Eucratides had nothing east of the Jhelum is clear, and is not affected by the badness of Strabo’s argumentation.