Which of the following was a fishing colony that was used as a port for trading with the Romans and the Greco-Romans in ancient India?

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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 11 April 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Arikamedu.

Key Points

Arikamedu was an ancient Roman trade centre and coastal settlement in Pondicherry.
Arikamedu, an archaeological site in Kakkayanthope, Puducherry was formerly a major Chola port dedicated to bead making and trading with Roman traders and was believed to be the only town to have ties with Rome.
- The ancient city was first excavated by French archaeologists residing at Pondicherry, Jouveau Dubreuil, and Dr A. Aiyappan, the Superintendent of the Government Museum in Madras, four years before Wheeler came there.

Additional Information

Lothal is a port city in Gujarat, located on the banks of the Bhogava River, a right tributary of the Sabarmati River.
Pulakeshin ruled from the Chalukyan capital of Badami which was the main power in the south of the Narmada river.