"The port of Podoukê mentioned by the classical authors of the beginning of the Christian era (The Periplus and the Geography of Ptolemy) represented Putucceri or Putuvai in its contracted form (Pondicherry). The recent discovery of an ancient city dating from the 1st century A.D. at a few km to the south of the town, at Virampattinam or , on the banks of the Ariankuppam River, confirmed his hypothesis, and it is accepted today in all the history textbooks that these remains correspond to the Podoukê mentioned by the Greek authors and that this spot, regarded as an emporion by Ptolemy was a port having active commercial activities. The abundance of Chola coins found at this place seems to indicate that the site was not abandoned."
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