Megasthenes

Rarity: Rare

A topic known well beyond its field, found in many languages.

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At a glance

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Domain

History and politics

Knowledge cost

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Influence

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Resistance

4

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What Wikipedia says

Megasthenes ( mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian, indologist, diplomat, ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period.

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