Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to the First Century AD

by E. J. Rapson

Overview

Originally published in 1914, this volume was written as an attempt to summarize the history of ancient India, and to make it intelligible to readers with an interest in modern India. Covering the period between the date of the Rig-veda (around 1200 BC) and the first century AD, the text provides a highly readable narrative containing key events and figures, together with numerous illustrative figures. A short bibliography and chronological table are included at the end of the book. This work will be of value and interest to both historians and historiographers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521229371
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/09/2011
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

1. The sources of the history of ancient India; 2. The civilizations of India; 3. The period of the Vedas; 4. The period of the Brāhmas and Upanishads; 5. The rise of Jainism and Buddhism; 6. The Indian dominions of the Persian and Macedonian empires; 7. The Maurya empire; 8. India after the decline of the Maurya empire; 9. The successors of Alexander the Great; 10. Pasthian and Scythian invaders; Notes on the illustrations; Notes on the ancient Geography of India; Short bibliography; Outlines of chronology; Index.