Megasthenes

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Megasthenes (b. c. 350 BCE; d. c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and explorer known for his descriptions of the Indian subcontinent in his book, Indika. The original text has not survived and is known only from mentions and excerpts in later works.

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Megasthenes%newline%Megasthenes (b. c. 350 BCE; d. c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and explorer known for his descriptions of the Indian subcontinent in his book, Indika. The original text has not survived and is known only from mentions and excerpts in later works.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Megasthenes”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/megasthenes/
MLA	“Megasthenes.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/megasthenes/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Megasthenes. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/megasthenes/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)