Onesicritus' and Aristobulus' Meetings with Indian Sages in Punjab Cover Image

Spotkania Onesikritosa i Arystobulosa z mędrcami indyjskimi w Pendżabie
Onesicritus' and Aristobulus' Meetings with Indian Sages in Punjab

Author(s): Marek Winiarczyk
Subject(s): History
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Alexander the Great; India; Hellenistic history; Onesicritus; Aristobulus

Summary/Abstract: Onesicritus and Aristobulus, participants in Alexander’s expedition to India and authors of historical works relating his achievements, describe their meetings with Indian philosophers in fragments of their histories, preserved in Strabo’s Geography. These testimonies, most probably authentic, are analysed here.

  • Issue Year: 63/2008
  • Issue No: 1+4
  • Page Range: 89-107
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish