Indica
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Indica is an ancient Greek historical work by Arrian of Nicomedia that recounts the voyages and campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean and describes the lands and peoples of India.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historical work
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classical literature ⓘ historical text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indica of Arrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
accounts of Alexander’s admirals
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reports of Nearchus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| describes |
customs of Indian peoples
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geography of India ⓘ peoples encountered by Alexander’s fleet ⓘ voyage from the Indus River to the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
India
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Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | campaigns of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTradition | Greek ethnographic writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Greek accounts of India ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alexander the Great
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Nearchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Alexander the Great
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Nearchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arrian’s works on Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Arrian’s works ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Anabasis of Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Indian Ocean littoral
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Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
campaigns of Alexander the Great’s fleet in the Indian Ocean
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lands of India ⓘ peoples of India ⓘ voyages of Alexander the Great’s fleet ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| workType |
ethnographic narrative
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travel narrative ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Arrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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