Israel, either of two political units in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament): the united kingdom of Israel under the kings Saul, David, and Solomon, which lasted from about 1020 to 922 bce; or the northern kingdom of Israel, including the territories of the
The Nabateans functioned as the important middlemen in this trade; Palestine also served as a very important component, as the trade routes crisscrossed the country. It is known that the Egyptian Queen Hatsheput (15th century BC) sent a royal expedition to the Land of Punt (Somalia) in ...
"Overland Trade Routes in Ancient Western Asia", en: Sasson, J.M. et al. (eds.) Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, Nueva York, Scribners, 1995, vol. III, pp. 1401-1420, esp. 1415-16; Lemche, N.P. Prelude to Israel's Past: Background and Beginnings of Israelite History and...
The incense trade and trade routes were developed to carry this precious cargo over long distances through many countries to the important foreign markets of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome. The export of the frankincense and myrrh made Arabia extremely wealthy, so much so that ...
The Nabateans functioned as the important middlemen in this trade; Palestine also served as a very important component, as the trade routes crisscrossed the country. It is known that the Egyptian Queen Hatsheput (15th cen...
in this trade; Palestine also served as a very important component, as the trade routes crisscrossed the country. It is known that the Egyptian Queen Hatsheput (15th century BC) sent a royal expedition to the Land of Punt (Somalia) in order to bring back myrrh seedlings to plant in ...
we construct a newly digitized and georeferenced dataset of trade routes created by Aboriginal people based on oral traditions, known as Songlines. Our results indicate that Aboriginal trade routes are strongly associated with current economic activity as measured by nighttime satellite imagery and, alter...
The extravaganza represents the latest stage of what might be called “Silk Road fever.” Even the most ardent enthusiasts admit that Japan played no direct role in the lucrative trade that flowed along the route for many centuries. But this is the way Buddhism came to Japan, they say, alon...
s fortifications dismantled. As trade routes changed, Damascus also lost much of its economic prominence. The situation did not improve with the transfer ofsovereigntyfrom Baghdad toCairoin the late 9th century, or when Turkish adventurers took turns ruling Damascus—whether independently or under the...
Local folklore, fairytales, legends highlights of QNL events in Sept And this is when it gets really fascinating; as wide as the spread of the Indus Valley Civilisation was, its trade routes went even further, reaching all the way to ancient Mesopotamia in the West, who knew these proto-Dra...