Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c16.75

Language: English

c16.75

This little republic showed great spirit and patriotism, and was especially marked down for revenge by Alexander. 'These philosophers,' says Plutarch in the biography of Alexander (LIX), referring to the city of the Brahmins (McCrindle, *ILA.*, p 306) 'gave him no less trouble than the 'mercenaries, because they reviled the princes who declared for 'him and encouraged the free states to revolt from his 'authority. On this account he hanged many of them.'

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