Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c12.s1.78
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c12.s1.78
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Strabo [XV. i. 53] says: "Megasthenes who was in the camp of Sandrokottos (Chandragupta), which consisted of 400,000 men, says that he found that the thefts reported on any one day did not exceed the value of 200 *drachmai* (=about £8 or Rs. 100).