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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

India was known even to the Greeks.

Alexander even tried to conquer India, but died before he got that far.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

IIRC some of the scribes say he actually did, but didn't stay out of respect for their bravery. But, yeah, that's basically "she goes to another school", that never happened.