HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Strabo
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Pliny
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Arrian
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Diodorus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Megasthenes, (born c. 350 bc-died c. 290), ancient Greek historian and diplomat, author of an account of India, the Indica, in four books. An Ionian, he was sent by the Hellenistic king Seleucus I on embassies to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indica was written by Megasthenes, an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Megasthenes says Indians were divided into seven castes, with Brahmins, the smallest in number, being engaged by others to perform sacrifices, and Kshatriyas, among others.
Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Caste system as conceived by Megasthenes consisted of seven different castes such as, The Philosophers, Husbandmen, herdsmen and hunters, artisans, fighter men, overseers and councilors and assessors.