India (Herodotus) India (Herodotus) In ancient Greek geography, the basin of the Indus River (essentially corresponding to the territory of modern Pakistan) was on the extreme eastern fringe of the known world. The Greek geographer Herodotus (5th century BC) describes India, calling it (Roman transliteration: "hē Hindikē chōrē", meaning "the Indian land"), after "Hinduš", the Old Persian name of the Indus river and the associated satrapy of Sindh in the Achaemenid Empire. Darius the Great had conquered this territory in 516 BC. The Greek colonies in Asia Minor (western Turkey) were already part of the Achaemenid Empre since 546 BC and, thus,
In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia is a compilation album by Dutch trance producer and DJ Tiësto and his seventh and final contribution to the "In Search of Sunrise" compilation series. It was released on June 10, 2008, and was followed by a North American Tour during all of June. In 2008, Tiësto announced his , the tour was presented by Armani Exchange on May 23 and ended on July 4 at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Friday 13, June. This tour was in support of the In Search of Sunrise compilation,