ABSTRACT
THANKS to the information supplied by the Greeks— Arrian, Diodorus Siculus, Plutarch, Polyænus, Strabo— the expedition of Alexander appears to us as the chief event in the history of ancient India. Our point of view would be different if we were guided by native sources; we should hardly be told of an event which, though so astonishing, was of limited range and affected only part of India.
