alleryBy the time of Augustus, about how many ships sailed yearly from Myos Hormos to India?
AUp to 20
BUp to 60
CUp to 120
DUp to 400
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Up to 120
1. Under the Ptolemies only a few ships made the voyage.
2. By Augustus up to 120 ships set sail every year from Myos Hormos.
3. The other figures overstate or understate that number.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indo-Roman trade relations, Establishment_
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