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Megasthenes

Greek historian

born c. 350 BC

died c. 290

ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books. An Ionian, he was sent by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I (Seleucus I Nicator) on embassies to the Mauryan emperor Candra Gupta (Chandra Gupta). He gave the most complete account of India then known to the Greek world and was the source for work by the later historians Diodorus (Diodorus Siculus), Strabo, Pliny (Pliny the Elder), and Arrian. The major faults of Megasthenes' work were mistakes in details, an uncritical acceptance of Indian folklore, and a tendency to idealize Indian culture by the standards of Greek philosophy.

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释义	Megasthenes Greek historian born c. 350 BC died c. 290 ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books. An Ionian, he was sent by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I (Seleucus I Nicator) on embassies to the Mauryan emperor Candra Gupta (Chandra Gupta). He gave the most complete account of India then known to the Greek world and was the source for work by the later historians Diodorus (Diodorus Siculus), Strabo, Pliny (Pliny the Elder), and Arrian. The major faults of Megasthenes' work were mistakes in details, an uncritical acceptance of Indian folklore, and a tendency to idealize Indian culture by the standards of Greek philosophy.
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