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For questions please e-mail us: info@voyager-press.comPhone toll-free 1-888-656-2006 Author: STEIN, Sir Aurel Title: The Site Of Alexander's Passage Of The Hydaspes And The Battle With Poros. Publisher: Royal Geographical Society, 1932. Notes: This is an exceptional expedition report on the site of Alexander's passage of the Hydaspes and the battle with Poros, accompanied by a profusion of plates and a sketch map for illustration. A most extraordinary and fascinating achievement of the many faceted Aurel Stein who possesses the combination constituting genius, by which he has enabled to bring to light a vast realm of buried and forgotten history, narrated with passion and a deep understanding of the regions and the peoples he came into contact with. Excerpt: "The question of the ground where Alexander secured his bold passage of the Hydaspes and fought his great battle with Poros has long been discussed, but no definite solution had been reached and opinions have remained divided. This has been the result of conflicting locations having been proposed by officers who in days long past had occasion to visit one portion or another of the ground where routes from the Indus crossing the Salt Range lead down to the Jhelum... The scene of what was probably the most hazardous among the many amazing exploits of the great Macedonian's campaigns could claim more than romantic glamour if correctly located. And certainly Alexander's passage of the Jhelum or Hydaspes when swollen in flood, and hius subsequent decisive victory on the other bank over the vastly superior Indian army which opposed him, represent an event of lasting historical importance. It is true Alexander's victorious advance into the Punjab did not result in permanent conquest. But it was the first among the numerous successful invasions of India from the north-west frontier which history records, and by reasons of the cultural influences for which it opened the door it marks an epoch in the past of India..." Orientalist, archaeologist and explorer, geographer and topographer, Sir Aurel Stein was of that small scholarly fraternity of pioneers who created the modern paradigm which views the Eurasian landmass as one cultural field whose forces were its four high civilizations: the Mediterranean West, the Indian and Iranian, and the Chinese. Central Asia, with which his name is most notably associated, was a region where these four met and interacted. Yakushi S 713a. For More CENTRAL ASIA items click here Condition: 20 pages; Including Illustrations & A Sketch Map. Paper is in Excellent Condition, Attractively bound in blue paper covers with label.
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