Hieronymus of Cardia: Diodorus described the Ganges as 30 stadia (6 km, 4 miles) wide; it is well-attested by other sources that Megasthenes described the median or minimum width of the Ganges as 100 stadia (20 km, 12 miles). {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" ! scope="col" colspan="6" | Fragments used by John Watson McCrindle to reconstruct Megasthenes' Indica |- ! # !! Work !! Author / Editor !! Section !! Topic !! Book number in Megasthenes' Indica |- | 1 || Bibliotheca historica || Diodorus Siculus || II.35-42 || Summary of India || Summary |- | 2 || Bibliotheca historica || Diodorus Siculus || III.63 || Three persons named Dionusos || Summary |- | 3 || The Anabasis of Alexander || Arrian || V. 6. 2-11 || Boundaries and rivers || I |- | 4 || Indica (Arrian) || Arrian || II. 1. 7 || Boundaries || I |- | 5 || Geographica || Strabo || XV.1.11 || Boundaries and extent || I |- | 6 || Geographica || Strabo || II.1.7 || Size of India || I |- | 7 || Geographica || Strabo || XV.1.12 || Size of India || I |- | 8 || Geographica || Strabo || II.1.4 || Size of India || I |- | 9 || Indica (Arrian) || Arrian || III. 7-8. || Size of India || I |- | 10 || Geographica || Strabo || II.1.19 || Ursa Major and shadows || I |- | 11 || Natural History || Pliny || VI. 22.6. || Ursa Major || I |- | 12 || Geographica || Strabo || XV.1.20 || Fertile soil || I |- | 13 || Geographica || Strabo || XV.1.37 || Wild animals || I |- | 14 || De Natura Animalium || Claudius Aelianus || XVII 39. || Indian apes || I |- | 15 || De Natura Animalium || Claudius Aelianus || XVI. 41 || Winged scorpions and serpents || I |- | 16 || Geographica || Strabo || XV.1.56 || Animals of India, and the Reed || I |- | 17 || De Natura Animalium || Claudius Aelianus || XVI. 20.21 || Animals of India || I |- | 18 || Natural History || Pliny || VIII. 14. 1 || Boa constrictor || I |- | 19 || De Natura Animalium || Claudius Aelianus || VIII.7 || Of the Electric Eel. || I |- | 20 || Natural