[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Greeks in Bactria and India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938) › c14.8 # The Greeks in Bactria and India c14.8 The Greeks in Bactria and India c14.8 - **Language:** English ### [c14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14.8) The Periplus (48) and Ptolemy (VII, 1, 62) both call the city of Ujjain ’Οζήνη. This has nothing to do with the -ηνῃ names; it is merely someone’s transliteration into Greek letters of the sound of the Indian name Ujjahini. It suggests however that other similar transliterations may exist. - [Previous: c14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14.7) - [Next: c14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14.9) - [Up: c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tarn-1938.c14.8) · Pramāṇa