Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c4.21

c4.21

**Extracts from Classical Works.** We shall first consider the evidence of foreign authorities on account of its double advantage. Firstly, it is earliest in time, and nearest to the time of Chandragupta, and, secondly, it is based on contemporary Indian reports, the current stories and traditions on the subject gathered by some of the Greek historians at first hand.