Interesting... 'Satavahanas, Yavanas And The ‘Cotton Road’ (Western Deccan)'

"It was the Satavahana Empire that controlled vast swathes of the Deccan between 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE, which was the main trading partner of Rome."

https://t.co/2iA9s4XGT2 via @LiveHIndia

"Not surprisingly, a large number of Greco-Romans, who were called ‘Yavanas’, also settled in India and their influence can still be seen in places as remote as Nagarjunakonda in Telangana."

https://t.co/2iA9s5fhKA
"Prof Brancaccio shared with us some very interesting perspectives on the Satavahanas, the Yavanas and the very intriguing concept of the ‘Cotton Road’ that was once the Indian counterpart to the ‘Silk Road’."

https://t.co/2iA9s5fhKA

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