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en-wikipedia-org-4664		Indo-Roman relations - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3066	318	75	Roman maritime trade in the Scythia and India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE. In fact the text seems to imply that western vessels normally did not travel beyond the tip of Indian peninsula, probably leaving onward trade to local boats as the passage between India and the northern tip of Palaisimundu or Taprobanê (Sri Lanka) was very shallow for trans-oceanic vessels, while the route around the island was long[9] and may have forced skippers to pass another season in the region before the winds were right for the return to Egypt. The Peutinger Table, a medieval copy of a 4th or early 5th century map of the world, shows a "Temple to Augustus" at Muziris, one of the main ports for trade to the Roman Empire on the southwest coast of India.[15] This and evidence of agreements for loans between agents, one of whom most likely lived in Muziris, and a rather oblique reference in the Periplus, all seem to point to a settlement of Roman subjects living in the region.[16] Rome and India: The Ancient Sea Trade.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4664.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4664.txt