With reference to the Indo-Roman trade, who among the following referred to the drain of Roman gold into India? 1. Strabo 2. Pliny 3. Ptolemy 4. Dio Chrysostom Select the answer using the code given below.

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2025 · Q54

With reference to the Indo-Roman trade, who among the following referred to the drain of Roman gold into India?

1Strabo
2Pliny
3Ptolemy
4Dio Chrysostom Select the answer using the code given below.

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A1 and 2
B2 and 3
C2 and 4
D1 and 3

Explanation

Pliny the Elder, in his Naturalis Historia, explicitly lamented the drain of Roman specie to India, complaining that India absorbed vast sums for luxury imports. Dio Chrysostom likewise noted the eastward movement of Roman wealth through this trade. Strabo documented the scale of Indo-Roman trade and Ptolemy wrote on geography, but neither centred the 'drain of gold' critique as Pliny and Dio did. Hence the answer is Pliny (2) and Dio Chrysostom (4).