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  2. Indo-Roman relations - Wikipedia

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    The first documented relations between Ancient India and Ancient Rome occurred during the reign of Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE), the first Roman Emperor. The presence of Europeans, including Romans , in the region known at the time as "India" (modern South Asia , including India , Bangladesh , Pakistan and eastern- Afghanistan ), during the ...

  3. Indo-Roman trade relations - Wikipedia

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    The Seleucid dynasty controlled a developed network of trade with the Indian Subcontinent which had previously existed under the influence of the Achaemenid Empire.The Greek-Ptolemaic dynasty, controlling the western and northern end of other trade routes to Southern Arabia and the Indian Subcontinent, [5] had begun to exploit trading opportunities in the region prior to the Roman involvement ...

  4. Roman commerce - Wikipedia

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    The main articles imported from India were spices such as pepper, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, sandal wood and gems such as pearls, rubies, diamonds, emeralds and ivory. In exchange the Romans traded silver and gold. Hoards of Roman coins have been found in southern India during the history of Roman-India trade.

  5. Roman economy - Wikipedia

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    Rome dominated trade and influence over the world in the age of the Roman Empire but could not advance in their industrial and manufacturing processes. [53] This ultimately threatened the expanding trading and commerce industries that Augustus brought about, as well as the strong standing of the Empire in the eyes of the Romans and the world.

  6. Travel in classical antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Trade between different nations was an integral reason for travel. During the Roman Empire, trade was conducted with nations as disparate as China, India, and Tanzania. [24] Generally, Roman and Chinese traders exchanged statues and other processed goods in exchange for Chinese silk.

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  8. Pompeii Lakshmi - Wikipedia

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    Rome played an important part in the Eastern oriental trade of antiquity, they imported many goods from India and at the same time set up their own trading stations in the country. [10] According to Cobb, trading through land routes such as crossing the Arabian Peninsula and Mesopotamia , and through seaborne trade from the Red Sea and the ...

  9. India’s urban population is exploding. That could have huge ...

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    India is burning ever greater amounts of coal and oil as it tries to meet the needs of its 1.4 billion people. But it also has huge renewable potential.