Megasthenes

Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, indologist, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He described India in his book Indica, which is now lost, but has been partially reconstructed from literary fragments found in later authors that quoted his work.

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Who was born first?

• Megasthenes and Hipparchia of Maroneia were born the same year
• Megasthenes and Demetrius of Phalerum were born the same year
• Megasthenes and Eudemus of Rhodes were born the same year
• Megasthenes was born 6 years after Nearchus
• Megasthenes was born 9 years after Pytheas

Timeline

1. Pytheascirca 359 BC – circa 289 BC
2. Nearchus356–300 BC
3. Demetrius of Phalerum350–283 BC
4. Eudemus of Rhodescirca 350 BC – circa 290 BC
5. Hipparchia of Maroneiacirca 350 BC – circa 280 BC
6. Megasthenes (this page)350s BC – 290s BC

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