Megasthenes
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Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian and diplomat best known for his work "Indica," which provides one of the earliest detailed accounts of India and its society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megasthenes canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historian
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diplomat ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maurya Empire
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Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Arrian
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Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| described |
Ganges River
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Indian caste system ⓘ Indian fauna ⓘ Indian flora ⓘ Indian military organization ⓘ Indian political institutions ⓘ Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethnography
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geography ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century BCE
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early 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic description
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historical writing ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the earliest Western observers of India ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman historians
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later Greek geographers ⓘ |
| knownFor | Indica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Indica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ambassador
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diplomat ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator
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envoy to the Maurya court ⓘ |
| residence | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor | early Western knowledge of India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visited |
Maurya Empire
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Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSurvivesAs | fragments in later authors ⓘ |
| workType | account of India ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
India
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Indian geography ⓘ Indian religions ⓘ Indian society ⓘ Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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