Rise and Fall of the Maurya Empire

It dominated India from 321 BCE to 185 BCE becoming the subcontinent's earliest Empires. Inspired by Alexander the Great or not, the Mauryan Emperors held sway over vast lands. At its center, Pataliputra, a center of wealth, sophistication, and piety of the powerful Empire.
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