Redigerer Magas av Kyrene (avsnitt)

=== Forhold med India ===
Magas er nevnt i «ediktene til Ashoka» som en av mottakerne av den [[India|indiske]] keiseren [[Ashoka den store]]s [[Buddhisme|buddhistiske]] proselytter (omvendte), men ingen vestlig nedtegnelser av denne henvendelsen finnes.<ref>''Edicts of Ashoka'', 13th Rock Edict, S. Dhammika. Sitat: «The conquest by [[Dharma]] has been won here, on the borders, and even six hundred yojanas (5,400-9,600 km) away, where the Greek king [[Antiokos II Theos|Antiochos]] rules, beyond there where the four kings named [[Ptolemaios II Filadelfos|Ptolemy]], [[Antigonos II Gonatas|Antigonos]], Magas and [[Aleksander II av Epirus|Alexander]] rule, likewise in the south among the [[Chola-dynastiet|Cholas]], the [[Pandya-dynastiet|Pandyas]], and as far as Tamraparni ([[Sri Lanka]]).»</ref> Ashoka hevder også at han oppmuntret til utviklingen av herbalisme (kunnskap om [[plantelegemiddel]]), både for mennesker og for dyr, i områdene til de [[Hellenistisk sivilisasjon|hellenistiske]] kongene.<ref>''Edicts of Ashoka'', 2nd Rock Edict. Sitat: «Everywhere within Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi's [Ashoka the Great] domain, and among the people beyond the borders, the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Satiyaputras, the Keralaputras, as far as Tamraparni and where the Greek king Antiochos rules, and among the kings who are neighbors of Antiochos, everywhere has Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi, made provision for two types of medical treatment: medical treatment for humans and medical treatment for animals. Wherever medical herbs suitable for humans or animals are not available, I have had them imported and grown. Wherever medical roots or fruits are not available I have had them imported and grown. Along roads I have had wells dug and trees planted for the benefit of humans and animals.»</ref> Filosofen [[Hegesias av Kyrene|Hegesias]], som kom fra hovedstaden Kyrene hvor Magas styrte, er tidvis blitt vurdert som å ha blitt påvirket av læren til Ashokas buddhistiske misjonærer.<ref>Lafont, Jean-Marie: «[[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales|INALCO]]» i: ''Les Dossiers d'Archéologie'', No. 254, s. 78. Sitat: «The philosopher Hegesias of Cyrene (nicknamed Peisithanatos, «The advocate of death») was contemporary of Magas and was probably influenced by the teachings of the Buddhist missionaries to Cyrene and Alexandria. His influence was such that he was ultimately prohibited to teach.»</ref>