Yunani lawan India?,mungkin hal ini tidak pernah tebayang dalam pikiran sebagia nbesar dari kita karena mungkin sebagian dari kita berpikir bahwa mana mungkin 'Dunia Hollywood' seperti hercules,sparta,athena dan Alexander The Greats bisa bertemu dengan "Dunia Bollywood" seperti Mahabharata,Ramayana,dan Ashoka, itulah yang terjadi saat saya membicarakan perang antara Kerajaan Seleukid pecahan Imperium Macedonia melawan kerajaan maurya di film chakravati ashoka,mungkin teman saya sulit membayangkan bagaimana bisa Inda"kuch-kuch hotahe" dan "tari-tarian" bisa bertempur melawan pasukan yunani,saya tidak mengatakan teman saya bodoh karena memang sudah terbentuk mindset bahwa "kedua dunia" tersebut tidak memiliki hubungan padahal sejarah mencatat bahwa Alexander The Great telah mencapai india dan dikalahkan oleh Raja Purawa dalam pertempuran di dekat Punjab,jika anda masih sulit menerima bahwa "Dunia yYunani" pernah bertemu dengan "Dunia India
BERIKUT NAMA INDIA DALAM BAHASA YUNANI DAN NAMA YUNANI DALAM BAHASA INDIA
"Alexander the great conquered some parts of India. Alexander was called as Sikander in India.
There was another Indian Commander called sandrocottos in Alexander's camp who later on became emperor of India and is said that he defeated Selucus and married his daughter. He was called Chandragupta Maurya emperor of Mauryan Empire.
His son was called allitrochades or Amitrochates in Greek and Bindusara alias 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of Enemy)in India.
The son of allitrochades was called Ashoka The great. Who was famous for his Kalinga Conquest and later on adopted Buddhism. Some say that he was also called "Devanpriya" meaning "Beloved of Gods" or "Priyadarshani". He was also called "Dharmashoka" i.e. noble ashoka previously called as "Chandashoka" i.e. cruel ashoka."
His son was called allitrochades or Amitrochates in Greek and Bindusara alias 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of Enemy)in India.
The son of allitrochades was called Ashoka The great. Who was famous for his Kalinga Conquest and later on adopted Buddhism. Some say that he was also called "Devanpriya" meaning "Beloved of Gods" or "Priyadarshani". He was also called "Dharmashoka" i.e. noble ashoka previously called as "Chandashoka" i.e. cruel ashoka."
(http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/koinonia/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=154)
Dalam artikel diatas disebutkan bahwa Chandra Gupta alias sandroccotos dalam bahasa yunani telah mengalahkan seleucus nikator(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid%E2%80%93Mauryan_war)
yang tidak lain adalah saalah satu jendral Alexander yang mewarisi sebagian kerajaannya setelah ia meninggal(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_I_Nicator) dan menikahi ananknya ,kemudian mempunyai anak laki-laki yang bernama BINDUSARA sudah cukup jelas bahwa dunia yunanai dan india mempunyai hubungan

