alleryWhich Greek navigator started Indo-Roman sea trade in 130 BC?
AEudoxus of Cyzicus
BPtolemy the geographer
CStrabo the geographer
DAugustus the emperor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Eudoxus of Cyzicus
1. Direct sea trade with India began before the Roman Empire.
2. The trade started by Eudoxus of Cyzicus in 130 BC kept increasing.
3. Ptolemy and Strabo were geographers, and Augustus was an emperor.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indo-Roman trade relations, Establishment_
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