History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2016 History
Arrange the following classical authors in chronological order and select the correct code.
- 1. Arrian
- 2. Pliny
- 3. Ptolemy
- 4. Strabo
A1, 2, 3, 4
B1, 4, 2, 3 ✓ Correct
C2, 3, 4, 1
D1, 4, 3, 2
Correct answer: (B) 1, 4, 2, 3 — The correct order is 1, 4, 2, 3.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 4, 2, 3.
★Arrian, who wrote the Anabasis of Alexander, came earliest.
★Strabo, who wrote the Geographica, lived about 63 B.C. to 23 A.D.
★Pliny, who wrote the Naturalis Historia, lived about 23 to 79 A.D.
★Ptolemy lived later, about 100 to 170 A.D.
★So the order is Arrian, Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy.
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