Classical Discovery of India: Contributions of the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the Discovery of History and Civilization of India Volume 2 Vols. Set [Hardcover]

ABOUT THE BOOK: Of all the countries of the ancient world, it was India that attracted the utmost attention of ancient Greeks and Romans. The classical accounts of India is the best of all foreign accounts of ancient India that have come down to us. This is a pioneering work in the field of the study of Greek and Roman accounts of ancient India. In this work, the author has brought to light the facts discovered by the classical writers regarding geography and ethnography of India, Indian society, economy, polity, religions and philosophies, foreign expeditions into and invasions of India, Magadha from the extinction of Nanda rule to the foundation of Maurya dynasty, accession of Candragupta called Sandrakottus and his political achievements, kingdoms and principalities of India, foreign rule and influence in India, Indian influence on Western culture and thought, relations between the East and the Westpolitical relations between India and Persia, diplomatic and friendly relations of the Mauryas with the Hellenic rulers of Syria and Egypt, and relations between India and the Roman Empire, towns and cities in India, artistic heritage of India, educational, paleographical and chronological systems of India, and other aspects of Indian history, culture and civilization. This work is no doubt of inestimable value. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The author, Dr. G.P. Singh, is Emeritus Professor of History. He was formerly Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, University of Manipur, Imphal. He is former Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London and former member of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. He has authored fifteen books and about a hundred research papers and essays on different aspects of Indian history and historiography. CONTENTS: Transliteration Chart xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv Abbreviations xvii VOLUMEРI Book One: Introductory 1. Purpose, Scope, Method and Utility of the Work 3 2. Classical Sources and their Value: A Critical Estimate 11 Book Two: Geography and Ethnography 1 Geographical Setting: Land and the People 71 2. Ariana Р The Land of the Aryans 87 3. The NonAryan Races and Tribes: Their Settlement 95 Patterns, Antiquity, Ethnology and Identification Book Three: Society and Economy Preliminary Remarks 113 1. Social Divisions : Classes and Castes 117 2. Social Life, Customs, Traditions and Institutions 121 3. Positions and Status of Women in the Society 135 4. Agrarian and Agricultural System 139 5. Natural, Mineral and Commercial Products 145 6. Arts, Crafts and Indigenous Industries 155 7. Trade and Commerce: Internal and External 165 Book Four: Political System: Polity and Administration Introductory Remarks 215 1. Monarchical and NonMonarchical Forms of Government 225 2. Administrative System 291 Index 311 VOLUMEРII Book Five Religions and Philosophies 1. Religious Beliefs and Practices 331 2. Brahmanism, Buddhism and Jainism 337 3. Christianity in India 355 Book Six Foreign Expeditions and Invasions 1. PrePersian Foreign Expeditions: Mythical and 361 Historical Accounts 2. Persian Invasion and Domination (558 Р 330 BCE) 375 3. Macedonian Invasion (327 Р 325 BCE) 383 Book Seven Kings and Kingdoms 1. The kingdom of Magadha from the Extinction of Nanda 437 Rule to the Foundation of the Maurya Dynasty with Special Focus on the Rise of Candragupta and his Accession 2. Chandragupta Maurya and His Political Achievements 449 3. Kingdoms and Principalities 459 Book Eight Foreign Rule and Influence 1. The Greek Rule in Bactriana, Ariana and Other Parts 477 of India 2. The Rule of the Sakas in India 487 3. The Parthian Rule in NorthWest India 493 4. Foreign Influence on Indian Civilization and Indian 501 Influence on Western Culture and Thought Book Nine Relations Between India and the West 1. Political Relations between India and Persia 523 (Sixth to Fourth Centuries BCE) 2. Diplomatic and Friendly Relations between the Maurya 529 Empire of Northern India and the Hellenic Kingdoms of Syria and Egypt (The Fourth and Third Centuries BCE) 3. Relations between India and the Roman Empire with 537 Prime Focus on Indian Embassies to the Roman Emperors, Augustus to Justinian (First Century BCE Р Sixth Century BCE) Book Ten Towns and Cities General Remarks 549 1. Towns and Cities in North India 559 2. Towns and Cities in Eastern, Western, Central and 565 Southern India 3. Growth and Decay of Urban Centres in Northern and 585 NorthWestern India Book Eleven Splendour of Art 1. Evolution of Art 687 2. Architecture, Sculpture, Iconography and Painting 697 Book Twelve Education, Palaeography and Chronology 1. Education and Learning 711 2. Evolution of the Art of Writing 717 3. Systems of Chronology 723 General Conclusions and Observations 727 General Bibliography 739 Index 765 The Title 'Classical Discovery of India: Contributions of the Ancient Greeks and Romans to the Discovery of History and Civilization of India written/authored/edited by G. P. Singh', published in the year 2018. The ISBN 9788121214261 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 840 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 2 Vols. Set