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Download Solution PDFThe ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the Greek ruler Seleucus Nicator is ________.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Megasthenes.
- At the time of the treaty between the Greek ruler Seleucus I Nicator and the Indian ruler Chandragupta Maurya, he appears to have been serving as an officer under Sibyrtius.
- Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer, and explorer in the Hellenistic period.
- Megasthenes wrote the book “Indica”.
- Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.
| Name | Occupation | Known for | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer | Poet | Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems central to Greek culture | Around the 8th century BC |
| Strabo | Geographer, Historian, Philosopher | His Geographic is one of the most valuable sources of ancient geography | 64 or 63 BC to circa 24 AD |
| Herodotus | Historian | Often considered the "Father of History" in Western culture, known for his work "The Histories" which describes the Greco-Persian Wars | 484 BC – 425 BC |
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