Herodotus's account provides early external evidence of the integration of parts of the Indian subcontinent into the Achaemenid Persian Empire and its economic significance.
Which Greek historian tells that India was the most prosperous Satrapy (province) of the Persian Empire?
Asked in Archaeology and Museums Dept. Exam 2023 (Curator) 2023 · Topic: Greek Invasion (Archaeological and Literary Sources on the Greek Invasion)
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