Sandrocottus

Or San·dra·kot·tos

[san-droh-kot-uhs]

noun

1. Greek name of Chandragupta.

Sandrocottus

/ ˌsændrəʊˈkɒtəs /

noun

1. the Greek name of Chandragupta

Example Sentences

In the wake of Alexander came the first centralized Indian state, the Maurya Empire, their founder known as Sandrocottus to the Greeks, Chandragupta Maurya to the Indians.

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And Theophrastus says that some contrivances are of wondrous efficacy in such matters; and Phylarchus confirms him, by reference to some of the presents which Sandrocottus, the king of the Indians, sent to Seleucus; which were to act like charms in producing a wonderful degree of affection, while some, on the contrary, were to banish love.

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Not, at any rate, when the real Chandragupta instead of the false Sandrocottus of the Greeks is recognized and introduced.

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War between Seleucus and India, under Sandrocottus, ends in a treaty of amity.

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