Who said, “Rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with India” ?
Options:
A . Plutarch
B . Pliny
C . Arrian
D . Tiberins
Answer: Option B Answer: (b) Pliny the Elder, in 77 CE, called “Rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with India” because Roman senators complained that their women used too many Indian spices and luxuries, which drained the Roman Empire of precious metal like gold.
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