Table of Contents

Contents List of Maps List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction I. Border 1. India—Diplomacy and Ethnography at the Mauryan Frontier 2. Central Asia— Nomads, Ocean, and the Desire for Line II. Homeland 3. Macedonia—From Center to Periphery 4. Syria—Diasporic Imperialism Interlude—The Kingdom of Asia III. Movement 5. Arrivals and Departures 6. The Circulatory System IV. Colony 7. King Makes City 8. City Makes King Conclusion Appendix: On the Date of Megasthenes’ Indica Notes Glossary References Acknowledgments Index