The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c4.1
The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c4.1
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No. I. Map of INDIA, showing the Political Divisions in A.D. 629–642 . . . . . . . . . To face Title. II. Ancient Maps of INDIA, according to the Greeks and Indians . . . . . . . . . 1 III. Map of KAPISENE and KOPHENE, or Upper Kabul Valley . . . . . . . . . 17 IV. Map of GÂNDHÂRA, or Lower Kabul Valley—Map showing the position of Taxila . . . . . 47 V. Campaign of Alexander in the Panjâb, B.C. 327–326 . . 104 VI. Travels of Hwen Thsang in the Panjâb, A.D. 631–633 . . 104 VII. Alexander’s Passage of the Hydaspes, and Battle with Porus, B.C. 327 . . . . . . . 159 VIII. Hill of Sangala between the Rivers Chenâb and Râvi . 179 IX. Campaign of Alexander in Sindh . . . . . 248 X. Travels of Hwen Thsang in N.W. India. B.C. 635–637 . 327 XI. Travels of Hwen Thsang in the Gangetic Provinces . 388 XII. Map of Gaya and Bihar, A.D. 650, showing Hwen Thsang’s route . . . . . . . 452 XIII. Map of the Eastern Coast between the Rivers Godâvari and Krishna . . . . . . . 527 the Lacedaemonians, who had been waiting for the signal, now attacked the city. The Plataeans, seeing the enemy already inside and their own men falling, and knowing nothing of the plot, were seized with panic and, thinking that the Thebans were far more numerous than they really were, surrendered at discretion. But when they discovered that the Thebans were few, they took heart and, resolving to attack them, closed the gates and fell upon them.