Ancient India From The Earliest Times To The First Century A.D.

About the Book: - A concise and very informative book about the history of India from the earliest times up to the first century AD. The book has 10 chapters that notice : the sources of ancient Indian history; the civilisation of India; the period of the Vedas; the era of the Brahamanas and Upnishads; rise of Jainism and Buddhism; the Indian dominions of Persia and Macedonia; the Maurya empire; India after the Maurayns; the successors of Alexander; the final chapter is on the invasion of the Parthians and the Scythians. There is a note on the ancient geography of India at the end of the book, as well as 6 plates and 2 maps. This book is a reprint of the 1914 edition About the Author: - Edward James Rapson FBA was a British numismatist, philologist and professor of Sanskrit at the University of Cambridge. He was a fellow of St. John's College. In 1887 he was appointed assistant in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, and also elected a fellow of St John's College. From 1903 he was Professor of Sanskrit at University College, London. He left the British Museum and was appointed Professor of Sanskrit at St. John's in 1906. His application included eighteen testimonials. Following his successful appointment he remained there until his retirement in 1936 when he was succeeded by H.W. Bailey. His connection with the British Museum continued throughout his career and he assisted in the preparation of the Aurel Stein Collection. The Title 'Ancient India From The Earliest Times To The First Century A.D. written/authored/edited by E. J. Rapson', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231237 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 223 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-