<P> According to the Periplus, numerous Greek seamen managed an intense trade with Muziris: </P> <P> Then come Naura and Tyndis, the first markets of Damirica (Limyrike), and then Muziris and Nelcynda, which are now of leading importance . Tyndis is of the Kingdom of Cerobothra; it is a village in plain sight by the sea . Muziris, of the same Kingdom, abounds in ships sent there with cargoes from Arabia, and by the Greeks; it is located on a river, distant from Tyndis by river and sea five hundred stadia, and up the river from the shore twenty stadia" </P> <P> The Periplus Maris Erythraei mentions a marketplace named Poduke (ch. 60), which G.W.B. Huntingford identified as possibly being Arikamedu in Tamil Nadu, a centre of early Chola trade (now part of Ariyankuppam), about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the modern Pondicherry . Huntingford further notes that Roman pottery was found at Arikamedu in 1937, and archeological excavations between 1944 and 1949 showed that it was "a trading station to which goods of Roman manufacture were imported during the first half of the 1st century AD". </P> <P> The Rome - subcontinental trade also saw several cultural exchanges which had a lasting effect on both the civilizations and others involved in the trade . The Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum was involved in the Indian Ocean trade network and was influenced by Roman culture and Indian architecture . Traces of Indian influences are visible in Roman works of silver and ivory, or in Egyptian cotton and silk fabrics used for sale in Europe . The Indian presence in Alexandria may have influenced the culture but little is known about the manner of this influence . Clement of Alexandria mentions the Buddha in his writings and other Indian religions find mentions in other texts of the period . </P>

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