Megasthenes' Indica : a new translation of the fragments with commentary /: a new translation of the fragments with commentary. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Stoneman.
• Authors: Stoneman, Richard
• Contents: Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Concordance of Fragment Numbers with the Editions of Schwanbeck and Jacoby Introduction ; Life and Work; The Reliability of Megasthernes; What is a Fragment?; Other Greek Writers on India; Maps: North-west India; Megasthenes’ India The Fragments Book I: Geography and Resources; 1. Summary of geography, history and society; 2. The Geography of India; 3. Geography and dimensions of India; 4. The Himalayas (“Caucasus”); 5. Controversy on the size of India; 6. The size of India again; 7. The northern stars; 8. Rivers; 9. Megasthenes’ knowledge of India; 10. The river Silas; 11. The Fertility of India; 12. Dionysus and Heracles; 13. Dionysus and Heracles as civilizers; 14. Pandaea; 15. Taprobane; 16. The kartazon; 17. Pearls; 18. Trees that grow in the sea; 19. Poisonous fish; 20. Monkeys (and other animals); 21. Snakes; 22. The hoopoe (and other birds); 23. The gold-guarding ants; 24. The monstrous races; 25. The Reverse-feet; 26. The Mouthless ones and the Dog-heads; 27. Plutarch on the mouthless ones; Book II: Political Structures; 28. The Seven ‘Castes’; 29. Funeral rites; 30. Absence of slavery; 31. Meals; 32. Cities; 33. Palibothra (Pataliputra); 34. City officials; 35. Laws and customs; 36. Laws and punishments; 37. Elephants; 38. Elephant medicine; 39. Elephant ethics; Book III: The Indian Philosophers; 40. The Philosophers; 41. Calanus and suicide; 42. Calanus and Dandamis; 43. The Brahmans; 44. Strabo on Indian religion and philosophy; 45. Brahmans austerity; 46. Brahmans and Jews; Appendix; a. Other accounts of the philosophers; b. Pliny’s account of India Commentary Commentary on Book I; Commentary on Book II; Commentary on Book III; Commentary on Appendix Table: Pliny’s Indian tribes Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 934.04; India -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; India -- Historical geography -- Early works to 1800; India -- History -- To 324 B.C
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000411836; 9781000411799; 9781003038580
• Related ISBNs: 9780367472948
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