The first references to
ancient Kapisa, or the present-day
Bagram town of the
Parwan Province of
Afghanistan, appear in the writings of 5th-century BCE Indian scholar
Achariya Pāṇini. Pāṇini refers to the city of Kapiśi, a city of the Kapisa kingdom. Pāṇini also refers to
Kapiśayana, a famous wine from Kapisa. The city of Kapiśi also appeared as
Kaviśiye on Graeco-Indian coins of Appolodotus/Eucratides.