Contacts with Greeks and Romans


 
 
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Contacts with Greeks and Romans

Contacts with Greeks and Romans:

  • The Greeks are believed to be one of the first to enter into trade with the southern kingdoms.
  • The Greeks and the Romans also had close trade links with the western coast of India. Musiri, the seaport near present-day Pattanam in Kerala, was an important trading centre.
  • However, with the end of the Roman Empire in the 4th to 5th centuries CE, the trade links of the Cholas and the Pandyas with the west were reduced.
  • Ginger, cardamom, sandalwood, turmeric, saffron and pepper from India were valuable items in the west. Indians imported tin, lead, antimony, gold, glass, copper, ceramics and sweet wine from the Roman Empire.
  • Arikamedu, near Puducherry, was an important centre of trade with Rome. Roman coins, pottery and other articles have been found at Puhar, Kanchipuram and Madurai too.
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