Indo-Greeks
Ancient Greece
How the Greeks of India Taught Astronomy to the World
The Horoscopy of the Greeks, known as "Yavanajataka," was composed around 270 A.D.. This text had a phenomenal influence on later Indian astrology and astronomy; the Greek origin of this treatise is reflected by its title since Greeks are...
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greeks Spread Buddhism to the Known World
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Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by Siddhārtha Gautama, a man from India also referred to as "The Buddha". Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks from Crete Who Founded a City in South Asia
Located in a strategically and geopolitically important region, in the modern nation state of Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan, is a place called Bajaur, once part of the Paropamisadae region ruled by the ancient Greeks of India. A...
Ancient Greece
Menander, the Greek King of India
King Menander began as a Greek general of King Demetrius of the Euthydemid dynasty. He is considered as probably the most successful Greek king of India, and ruled a huge empire from Gandhara to the Hindu holy city of...
Ancient Greece
Did Alexander the Great’s Descendant Establish Singapore?
Singapore has a long history of human settlement, having been shown by Greek scientist Ptolemy almost 2000 years ago on his map of the world. Furthermore, the founder of Singapore is mentioned as a descendant of Alexander the Great...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Tribes of South Asia Besides Kalash
A question that many Greeks often ask is, did all the Ancient Greek soldiers who joined Alexander the Great on his Indian campaign returned with him, or if some remained in South Asia. The answer is many of them...
Culture
What Did India Learn from the Ancient Greeks?
The interaction of the two great ancient civilizations of Greece and India began with the invasion of Alexander the Great in 326 BC.
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks of India’s Tamil Nadu Region
There was a time when ancient Greeks from the Indo-Greek empire in North India started migrating to Tamil Nadu. This is their saga:
In the extreme South of the Indian Sub-continent is a state known as Tamil Nadu, land of...
Ancient Greece
The Greeks of Ramayana, The Great Epic Poem of India
Ramayana, India's great epic poem, mentions in various chapters the Greeks. This implies that Greeks were actually present in what is modern day India before the composition of this epic poem, which narrates the journey of virtue in the...
Culture
Greece-India International Conference of Cultural Relations
India and Greece have historically had a phenomenally long relationship. They are two great countries with numerous similarities. Greece is known for its system of democracy in ancient times, introduced by Cleisthenes. On the other hand, the Shanti Parva...