hiː ɹˈoʊt ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ˌɔn ˈiːstɚn kˈʌltʃɚz, ænd ɪz θˈɔːt tə hæv tɹˈævəld tə ðə bˈæktɹiən sˈɪɾi ʌv ˌeɪˈaɪkɑːnˈuːm ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə ɔnðɪ ˈɑːksəs ɪn mˈɑːdɚn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn.
He wrote extensively on eastern cultures, and is thought to have traveled to the Bactrian city of Ai-Khanoum (Alexandria on the Oxus) in modern Afghanistan.