alleryTraders from Rome are mentioned in which Tamil literature of India?
ASangam literature
BVedic literature
CPuranic literature
DJataka tales
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sangam literature
1. Roman traders frequented the ancient Tamil country.
2. Mentions of the traders are recorded in Tamil Sangam literature.
3. Vedic, Puranic and Jataka works are not the source named.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indo-Roman trade relations, Cultural exchanges_
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