Time
Machine Tour in Tamil Nadu
Roman
Trail’ Tour
Around 2000 years ago, the Romans came to South India as traders, visitors
and diplomats. The Romans imported spices, gemstones, cotton and silk
fabrics, ivory, sandalwood, peacocks and dancing girls from India. In
return, they exported wine, gold and silver to India. Some of the Roman
traders and their African representatives settled down in the port-cities
of the Malabar and the Coromandel coasts. They exercised much influence
on ancient Indian society, economy and art. The Indians even began to
produce coins, jewels and other objects stylistically similar to the Roman
ones.
The Roman Trail
Tour focuses on the interesting Roman vestiges in South India and the
local museums housing Roman objects. More interesting, the tour itinerary
more or less conforms to the exact route that the ancient Roman traders
took to travel from the Arabian Sea (Muziris) to Bay of Bengal (Arikamdedu-Mylapore)
through the Palghat Pass , circumnavigation of Cape Comorin being very
hazardous those days.
The main places
that the visitors will be seeing include Muziris, Vellalur, Coimbatore,
Erode, Kodumanal, Padiyur, Karur, Tanjore, Kaveripattinam, Pondicherry,
Arikamedu and Mahabalipuram. The highlights of the tour include a visit
to the Eyyal Caves where the Romans lived and viewing the rare Roman coins
and and a statue of Apollo in a school museum in Erode.
The tour will
be for 7 nights/ 8 days.
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