Ancient India as described by Megasthenês and Arrian/Frag. XXIII.

by Megasthenes

Fragm. XXIII.

Strabo, XV. i. 38,—p. 708.

Of the River Silas.

(Megasthenês says) that in the mountainous country is a river, the Silas, on the waters of which nothing will float. Dêmokritos, who had travelled over a large part of Asia, disbelieves this, and so does Aristotle.

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