032: The Mauryan Empire of India
The Hellenistic Age Podcast
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The Moria and the City of Padaleiputra
Padaleiputra was the administrative center of the Moria Empire. Magastanese reported to have visited what he called Palimbothra, and was quite impressed by the scale and size of the great city. Its dimensions would reach somewhere around one and a half miles in length on either side,. fortifications such as a wooden wall containing 570 towers and 64 gates to enter and exit the city. A great moat that spanned 200 yards in width and 60 feet in depth, plus crocodiles to makequite a four-minnable barrier to enemy attacked. It also acted as a sewage disposal system.
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