"They are a very cruel and bloodthirsty people, and they delight in war and slaughter."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he gives the child a name that is taken from a flower or a tree."

"These people are very ungenerous, and they never give anything to the poor, but hoard all their wealth."

"They have a kind of tree that produces a spice that is so strong that it can make a man sneeze for an hour."

"The people of the Indus Valley are very black, and they go naked, save for a loincloth."