People
Catace
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Catace is the map's name for a people of the Indus region, probably taken from the Roman writer Pliny, who calls them Catacae. They seem to be the Kathaioi whom Alexander the Great met in the Punjab, between the rivers Hydaspes and Acesines. Their ruler bore the title Sopeithes and, once subdued, became Alexander's ally. Onesicritus, who marched with Alexander, described their love of jewellery and of physical beauty, their way of choosing brides and the burning of widows. Pliny adds that the region's salt, cut like quarried stone, earned its kings more than gold and pearls.