Indus Civilization
There are 198 items in Indus Civilization:
![]() Gogdara, relief showing a saddhu |
![]() A Buddhist relief |
![]() Petroglyphs |
Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk Road (Old Indian Uttarāpatha): ancient route from Afghanistan through the Punjab to the Ganges valley. Grand Trunk Road The Grand…
![]() Grand Trunk Road |
![]() Landscape along the Grand Trunk Road, east of Islamabad |
![]() Landscape along the Grand Trunk Road, east of Islamabad |
Gymnosophists
Gymnosophists ("naked philosophers"): Greek expression for the sages of India (saddhus) and a group of sages in southern Egypt or Nubia.India …Herodotus on the gold-digging "ants"
One of the most fantastic stories by Herodotus is his account of the gold-digging ants in India, which has unexpectedly found confirmation. The gold digging "ants" [3.102] Besides these, there are Indians of another tribe, who border on the city of Caspatyrus,…Hydaspes (326 BCE)
Hydaspes (Old Indian Vitaçtā, modern Jhelum): river in Pakistan, famous for a battle of Alexander the Great. Hydaspes, possible location of…
![]() Hydaspes, possible location of the battlefield |
![]() Macedonian cavalry attacking an Indian elephant |