麦加斯梯尼(英語:Megasthenes),(前350年—前290年)。[1]古希腊塞琉古一世的伊奥尼亚使节,曾几次前往印度孔雀王朝旃陀罗笈多一世国王的宫廷。他也在后者的都城中待过一段时间。他游历了北印度,是首位权威撰述印度历史的希腊人。他的四卷本《印度史》,其中包括地理、种族、城市、政府、宗教、历史和神话传说的记载。[2][3] 事实速览 麦加斯梯尼, 出生 ...麦加斯梯尼麦加斯梯尼的相关文物出生前350年伊奥尼亚逝世前290年职业外交家、历史学家知名于《印度史》关闭 参考 [1]Lesley Adkins,Roy A.Adkins(1998). Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece.Oxford University Press,USA.ISBN 9780195124910. [2]Langslow 1988:languages and dialects [3]Joint Association of Classical Teachers 1978a and b: Learning Greek 扩展阅读 McCrindle, J.W. Ancient India As Described By Megasthenes and Arrian.. Trubner & Co., London. 1877. Dahlaquist, Allan. Megasthenes and Indian Religion- Volume 11 of History and Culture Series. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. 1996: 386 [2013-01-24]. ISBN 81-208-1323-5. (原始内容存档于2016-06-30). Vassiliades, Demetrios. The Greeks in India: A survey in Philosophical Understanding. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publ. 2000. ISBN 81-215-0921-1. Megasthenes, E. A. Schwanbeck , 编, Indica, Sumptibus Pleimesii, bibliopolae (Original Oxford University), 1846 [2013-01-24], (原始内容存档于2021-01-31)外部链接 Ancient India as described by Arrian based on accounts by MegasthenesWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.