Q. The book "Indica" was written by Megasthenes. In his book, the word 'Pataliputra ' has been referred as?
Answer: Polibothra
Notes: The word 'Pataliputra ' has been referred as Polibothra in the book Indica written by Megasthenes. Megasthenes was an ancient Greek historian, diplomat and Indian ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. Megasthenes was the first person from the western world to leave a written description of India. Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator in the court of Chandragupta Maurya.