The Making of Roman India Parker Paperback Cambridge University Press

The Making of Roman India Greek Culture in the Roman World\nby Grant Parker\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 6\u20137 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Grant Parker\nTitle: The Making of Roman India Greek Culture in the Roman World\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ancient history\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521175364\nISBN-10: 0521175364\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nLatin and especially Greek texts of the imperial period contain a wealth of references to 'India'. Professor Parker offers a survey of such texts, read against a wide range of other sources, both archaeological and documentary. He emphasises the social processes whereby the notion of India gained its exotic features, including the role of the Persian empire and of Alexan.