Category Archives: Klearchos / Clearchus (Greek)

Indian wisdom: Alexander Polyhistor and Clement of Alexandria (VII) on the Brahmans and naked sages (first century BCE / late second century CE)

Lydians: Xanthos of Lydia on kings and luxurious customs (mid-fifth century BCE)

Persians and Medes: Douris, Herakleides, Klearchos, and others on royal banquets (fifth-fourth centuries BCE)