Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes and Arrian
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Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes and Arrian; Being a Translation of the Fragments of the Indika of Megasthenes Collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the First Part of the Indika of Arrian
by J.W. McCrindle, M.A., Principal of the Government College, Patna, Member of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the University of Calcutta, With Introduction, Notes and Map of Ancient India
Reprinted (with additions) from the "Indian Antiquary," 1876-77
1877
NOTICE: THIS WORK MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT
Contents: [PDF HERE]
• Preface
• Introduction
• Frag. I. An Epitome of Megasthenes
• Frag. I.B Concerning Dionysos
• Frag. II. Of the Boundaries of India, its general Character, and its Rivers
• Frag. III. Of the Boundaries of India
• Frag. IV. Of the Boundaries and Extent of India
• Frag. V. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VI. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VII. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VIII. Of the Size of India
• Frag. IX. Of the setting of the Bear, and shadows falling in contrary directions
• Frag. X. Of the setting of the Bear
• Frag. XI. Of the Fertility of India
• Frag. XII. Of some Wild Beasts of India
• Frag. XIII. Of Indian Apes
• Frag. XIII. B
• Frag. XIV. Of Winged Scorpions and Serpents
• Frag. XV. Of the Beasts of India, and the Reed
• Frag. XV. B Of some Beasts of India
• Frag. XVI. Of the Boa-Constrictor
• Frag. XVII. Of the Electric Eel
• Frag. XVIII. Of Taprobane
• Frag. XIX. Of Marine Trees
• Frag. XX. Of the Indus and the Ganges
• Frag. XX. B
• Frag. XXI. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXII. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXIII. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXIV. Of the Number of Indian Rivers
• Frag. XXV. Of the city Pataliputra
• Frag. XXVI. Of Pataliputra, and the Manners of the Indians
• Frag. XXVII. Of the Manners of the Indians
• Frag. XXVII. B.
• Frag. XXVII. C.
• Frag. XXVII. D.
• Frag. XXVIII. Of the Suppers of the Indians
• Frag. XXIX. Of Fabulous Tribes
• Frag. XXX. Of Fabulous Races
• Frag. XXX. B
• Frag. XXXI. Of the race of Men without Mouths
• Frag. XXXII. Of the seven Castes among the Indians
• Frag XXXIII. Of the seven Castes among the Indians
• Frag. XXXIV. Of the Administration of Public Affairs — of the use of Horses and Elephants
• Frag. XXXV. Of the use of Horses and Elephants
• Frag. XXXVI. Of Elephants
• Frag. XXXVII. Of Elephants
• Frag. XXXV1I. B
• Frag. XXXVIII. Of the Diseases of Elephants
• Frag. XXXIX. Of Gold-digging Ants
• Frag. XL. Of Gold-digging Ants
• Frag. XL. B
• Frag. XLI. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLII. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLII. B.
• Frag XLII. C.
• Frag. XLIII. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLIV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. XLV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. XLVI. That the Indians had never been attacked by others, nor had themselves attacked others
• Frag. XLVII. That the Indians had never been attacked by others, nor had themselves attached others
• Frag. XLVIII. Of Nabuchodrosor
• Frag. XLVIII. B.
• Frag. XLVIII. C
• Frag. XLVIII. D
• Frag. XLIX. Of Nabukodroser
• Frag. L. Of the Indian Races — of Dionysos — of Herakles — of Pearls— of the Pandaian Land -- of the Ancient History of the Indians
• Frag. L. B. Of Pearls
• Frag. LI. Of the Pandaian Land
• Frag. L. C. Of the Ancient History of the Indians
• Frag. LII. Of Elephants
• Frag. LII. Of a White Elephant
• Frag. LIV. Of the Brahmans and their Philosophy
• Frag. LV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. LV. B.
• Frag. LVI. List of the Indian Races
• Frag. LVII. B.
• Frag. LVII. Of Dionysos
• Frag. LVIII. Of Hercules and Pandaea
• Frag. LIX. Of the Beasts of India
THE INDIKA OF ARRIAN
• Introduction
• Cap. I. Of Indian Tribes west of the Indus
• Cap. II. Of the Boundaries of India
• Cap. III. Of the Size of India
• Cap. IV. Of the Indus and Ganges and their Tributaries
• Cap. V. Of the Legendary History of India
• Cap. VI. Of the River Silas— of the Rains in India, and Inundations of the Rivers — of the Likeness between the Indians and the Ethiopians
• Cap. VII.-IX. Of Dionysos and Herakles
• Cap. X. Of Indian Cities, especially Palimbothra
• Cap. XI.-XII. Of the seven Indian Castes
• Cap. XIII. Of the Indian mode of hunting the Elephant
• Cap. XIV. Of the docility of the Elephant, its habits, diseases, &c.
• Cap. XV. Of Tigers, of Ants that dig for gold, and Serpents
• Cap. XVI. Of the Dress of the Indians, and how they equip themselves for war, and manage their Horses
• Cap. XVII. Of the modes of Travelling in India of Female Unchastity — of the Marriage Customs of the Indians, and the nature of their Food.
• Concluding Remarks
by J.W. McCrindle, M.A., Principal of the Government College, Patna, Member of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the University of Calcutta, With Introduction, Notes and Map of Ancient India
Reprinted (with additions) from the "Indian Antiquary," 1876-77
1877
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-- Indica (Megasthenes), by Wikipedia
-- Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes and Arrian; Being a Translation of the Fragments of the Indika of Megasthenes Collected by Dr. Schwanbeck, and of the First Part of the Indika of Arrian, by J.W. McCrindle, M.A., Principal of the Government College, Patna, Member of the General Council of the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the University of Calcutta, With Introduction, Notes and Map of Ancient India, Reprinted (with additions) from the "Indian Antiquary," 1876-77, 1877
-- The Indika of Megasthenes, by R.C. Majumdar
Contents: [PDF HERE]
• Preface
• Introduction
• Frag. I. An Epitome of Megasthenes
• Frag. I.B Concerning Dionysos
• Frag. II. Of the Boundaries of India, its general Character, and its Rivers
• Frag. III. Of the Boundaries of India
• Frag. IV. Of the Boundaries and Extent of India
• Frag. V. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VI. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VII. Of the Size of India
• Frag. VIII. Of the Size of India
• Frag. IX. Of the setting of the Bear, and shadows falling in contrary directions
• Frag. X. Of the setting of the Bear
• Frag. XI. Of the Fertility of India
• Frag. XII. Of some Wild Beasts of India
• Frag. XIII. Of Indian Apes
• Frag. XIII. B
• Frag. XIV. Of Winged Scorpions and Serpents
• Frag. XV. Of the Beasts of India, and the Reed
• Frag. XV. B Of some Beasts of India
• Frag. XVI. Of the Boa-Constrictor
• Frag. XVII. Of the Electric Eel
• Frag. XVIII. Of Taprobane
• Frag. XIX. Of Marine Trees
• Frag. XX. Of the Indus and the Ganges
• Frag. XX. B
• Frag. XXI. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXII. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXIII. Of the River Silas
• Frag. XXIV. Of the Number of Indian Rivers
• Frag. XXV. Of the city Pataliputra
• Frag. XXVI. Of Pataliputra, and the Manners of the Indians
• Frag. XXVII. Of the Manners of the Indians
• Frag. XXVII. B.
• Frag. XXVII. C.
• Frag. XXVII. D.
• Frag. XXVIII. Of the Suppers of the Indians
• Frag. XXIX. Of Fabulous Tribes
• Frag. XXX. Of Fabulous Races
• Frag. XXX. B
• Frag. XXXI. Of the race of Men without Mouths
• Frag. XXXII. Of the seven Castes among the Indians
• Frag XXXIII. Of the seven Castes among the Indians
• Frag. XXXIV. Of the Administration of Public Affairs — of the use of Horses and Elephants
• Frag. XXXV. Of the use of Horses and Elephants
• Frag. XXXVI. Of Elephants
• Frag. XXXVII. Of Elephants
• Frag. XXXV1I. B
• Frag. XXXVIII. Of the Diseases of Elephants
• Frag. XXXIX. Of Gold-digging Ants
• Frag. XL. Of Gold-digging Ants
• Frag. XL. B
• Frag. XLI. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLII. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLII. B.
• Frag XLII. C.
• Frag. XLIII. Of the Indian Philosophers
• Frag. XLIV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. XLV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. XLVI. That the Indians had never been attacked by others, nor had themselves attacked others
• Frag. XLVII. That the Indians had never been attacked by others, nor had themselves attached others
• Frag. XLVIII. Of Nabuchodrosor
• Frag. XLVIII. B.
• Frag. XLVIII. C
• Frag. XLVIII. D
• Frag. XLIX. Of Nabukodroser
• Frag. L. Of the Indian Races — of Dionysos — of Herakles — of Pearls— of the Pandaian Land -- of the Ancient History of the Indians
• Frag. L. B. Of Pearls
• Frag. LI. Of the Pandaian Land
• Frag. L. C. Of the Ancient History of the Indians
• Frag. LII. Of Elephants
• Frag. LII. Of a White Elephant
• Frag. LIV. Of the Brahmans and their Philosophy
• Frag. LV. Of Kalanos and Mandanis
• Frag. LV. B.
• Frag. LVI. List of the Indian Races
• Frag. LVII. B.
• Frag. LVII. Of Dionysos
• Frag. LVIII. Of Hercules and Pandaea
• Frag. LIX. Of the Beasts of India
THE INDIKA OF ARRIAN
• Introduction
• Cap. I. Of Indian Tribes west of the Indus
• Cap. II. Of the Boundaries of India
• Cap. III. Of the Size of India
• Cap. IV. Of the Indus and Ganges and their Tributaries
• Cap. V. Of the Legendary History of India
• Cap. VI. Of the River Silas— of the Rains in India, and Inundations of the Rivers — of the Likeness between the Indians and the Ethiopians
• Cap. VII.-IX. Of Dionysos and Herakles
• Cap. X. Of Indian Cities, especially Palimbothra
• Cap. XI.-XII. Of the seven Indian Castes
• Cap. XIII. Of the Indian mode of hunting the Elephant
• Cap. XIV. Of the docility of the Elephant, its habits, diseases, &c.
• Cap. XV. Of Tigers, of Ants that dig for gold, and Serpents
• Cap. XVI. Of the Dress of the Indians, and how they equip themselves for war, and manage their Horses
• Cap. XVII. Of the modes of Travelling in India of Female Unchastity — of the Marriage Customs of the Indians, and the nature of their Food.
• Concluding Remarks