Nomenclature
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Cultural Notes
There is a large number of Indian tribes, and they do not all speak the same language.
Geographical Notes
(near Caspatyrus); live a long way south, far from Persia, and were never ruled by King Darius
Citations in Herodotos
3.94; their tribute to Persia: 3.94
their customs: 3.97-102, 3.104
conquest by Darius: 4.44
most numerous people in the world: 5.3
in Xerxes' army: 7.65, 7.86
with Mardonius: 8.113, 9.31
Indian dogs: 1.192, 7.187
Key Passages in English Translation
English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Retreived from <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu>
Key Passages in Greek
Other Testimonia
Medus marches against the: Apollod. 1.9.28
Other Commentary
Perseus Encyclopedia:
W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotos:
Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
Disambiguation
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