Megasthenes was
A. the founder of the Mauryan dynasty.
B. the Indian spiritual leader who founded Jainism.
C. the name for a special class of Jain priests.
D. the Macedonian general who invaded India in 327 B.C.E.
E. the author of the Indika.
Answer: E
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