M. : East. lit. , 2002. 380 s. ISBN 5-02-018254-0 (per.) The book explores the contacts of India and the ancient world for several centuries: from the era of the early Mauryans (IV in the Middle Ages). before n. e. ) to the late Roman Empire (IV in. ). Comparison of data of ancient tradition about India with Indian materials, The author analyzes the coverage of the events of the political history of India and the Indian religious and philosophical currents in ancient literature. are subjected to source-based analysis of such basic sources, "The Indica" by Megasthenes , Periple of the Eritrean Sea , "Natural History" by Pliny the Elder . The monograph is provided with translations of the studied texts and a detailed bibliography.