All this is glossed over by Western historians, in whose view the one victory over king Porus amounted to the “conquest of India”.īut the Greeks made no such claim. They say if the people of Punjab and Sindh were fierce, then in the eastern part of India “the men were superior in stature and courage”. In fact, Arrian and other Greeks say the Indians were relentless in their attacks on the invaders. This statement by Russia’s Marshal Gregory Zhukov on the Macedonian invasion of India in 326 BCE is significant because unlike the prejudiced colonial and Western historians, the Greeks and later Romans viewed Indians differently.įor instance, Arrian writes in Alexander Anabasis that the Indians were the noblest among all Asians. The Greeks and other ancient peoples didn’t see themselves as in any way superior, only different.” “After Alexander’s failure to gain a position in India and the defeat of Seleucus Nicator, relationships between the Indians and the Greeks and the Romans later, was mainly through trade and diplomacy. Strabo, the Greek historian wrote: “Generally speaking, the men who have written on the affairs of India were a set of liars…Of this we became the more convinced whilst writing the history of Alexander.” Alexander entered into a pact with Ambhi, a sworn enemy of Porus with whom he attended Taxila as a student.Īlexander defeated Porus and in appreciation of his valor, Alexander gave the kingdom back to Porus and left Selecus Nicator as his representative in India. P.Puru Defeated Alexander in the Battle of Hydaspes Here Are EvidencesĪlexander, having won all the kingdoms west of Greece up to Bacteria (Persia), proceeded to India, defeated many kings and finally met his foe Porus in Punjab. porus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D.Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press Pōrus m ( genitive pōrī) second declension ( Classical ) IPA ( key): /ˈpoː.rus/,.Porus m ( genitive porī) second declension ( Ecclesiastical ) IPA ( key): /ˈpo.rus/,.

“porus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

“porus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.“porus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.^ “porus” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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