alleryWhich Roman writer complained that gold was draining away to India, China and Arabia?
AStrabo the geographer
BSeneca the Younger
CPtolemy the geographer
DPliny the Elder
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pliny the Elder
1. Roman luxuries were bought with large amounts of gold and silver.
2. Pliny the Elder complained of the drain of coin to India, China and Arabia.
3. Strabo recorded ship numbers, Seneca wrote on silk clothes, and Ptolemy wrote Geography.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indo-Roman trade relations, Establishment_
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