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>> almost 3,000 years ago.

That would antedate the legendary founding of Rome around 750 b.c. One doubts that any Romans made it to India before there were any Romans.

8 posted on 08/22/2006 3:22:06 AM PDT by T'wit (It is not possible to "go too far" criticizing liberals. No matter what you say, they're worse.)

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>> almost 3,000 years ago.

That would antedate the legendary founding of Rome around 750 b.c. One doubts that any Romans made it to India before there were any Romans.

It's probably just a typo error. 2,000 years ago would be correct. HDNet ran a series called "Eurasian Empires" a few months back, one episode of which featured the Indian/Roman trade which flourished at that time. The Roman fleets were heavily dependent on the seasonal direction of the prevailing winds over the Indian Ocean. They would send an entire fleet in the Fall when the winds were Westerly. The fleet would then winter in India till the Spring when the winds turned Easterly, then return to Rome (actually, Egypt).

15 posted on 08/22/2006 8:29:59 AM PDT by tarheelswamprat (You can kill all the orcs you want but ya gotta take the ring to Mordor to end it...)

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