Question : The ambassador who was sent to the court of Chandragupta Maurya by the Greek ruler Seleucus Nicator was_____.
Option 1: Homer
Option 2: Strabo
Option 3: Herodotus
Option 4: Megasthenes
Correct Answer: Megasthenes
Solution : The correct answer is Megasthenes .
Seleucus Nicator sent Megasthenes as his ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. Megasthenes was a Greek historian and diplomat who wrote a famous book called Indica. The Indica book described the society and the governance of the Mauryas. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya dynasty.
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