The Sections of Megasthenes Indica can be found in the works of which of the following writers?

(i) Arrian

(ii) Strabo

(iii) Pliny

(iv) Livy

Options:

Correct option is A

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• Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya, and he wrote a book titled "Indica". Unfortunately, the original text of Indica is lost. However, fragments of it survive in the works of several later classical writers:

Arrian – Quotes extensively from Indica in his work "Indika".

Strabo – Refers to Indica in his Geography.

Pliny the Elder – Mentions India and Megasthenes in his Natural History.

• These three used Indica as a source of information on India.Livy, however, does not mention Megasthenes or Indica.

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