Megasthenes was a Greek ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period, author of the work Indika.
He was the Envoy of Seleucus I
He was born in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and became an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty possibly to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India.
An observations of Megasthenes in 320 BCE , by Al Beruni in 1030 BCE and later by Sir Arthur Cotton is shown in above picture.
