(3rd century BCE) Seleucus Nicator, an officer in Alexander
the Great's army who commanded the eastern portion of the empire following
Alexander's death, dispatched an ambassador to Chandragupta Maurya's court.
Megasthenes spent a long time at Pataliputra, the Mauryan
capital.
His tales of life in India are the first European accounts
of the country.
Although his original story no longer survives, it is
attested to by many allusions to it in the works of subsequent Greek authors;
yet, these writers often express questions about his authenticity and accuracy.
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