Question

why was roman historian pliny against having trade relation with INDIA

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Pliny was against the trade with India because according to the study he conducted. He found out that India drained the country of the coins that contained a huge amounts of precious metals.

Those metals were reused by the Kushans for their coinage. This was not a good practice according to Pliny because he thought that it is not beneficial for the country to loose so much for luxurious goods.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Roman historian pilny was against having trade relations with India because he wanted to stop the drain of Roman wealth to India .