An ancient Indian Buddhist monk buried in Athens
&gt; One of these tombs is that of an Indian Buddhist monk. On his tomb was placed this inscription: “Here lies Zarmanochegas, of Barygaza, who according to the ancestral custom of the Indians gave himself immortality.”<p>Why not show a picture of the inscription?<p>Personally, I find it beyond belief that any such details can be read off a tombstone left out in the weather - that they can be preserved for 2000 years.  I have been to cemetaries, I have tried to read inscriptions carved in granite (very hard stone) - after 200 years (or possibly far less) it is almost impossible to read anything on the stone.<p>So a picture of the tomb + inscription should be a basic piece of information that is provided to support the story - so we are able to assess just how much reality there is to the claims.