Do you still come across people who confuse “Arab” with “Muslim”? It’s mainly because Arabia entered world history when it became the cradle of Islam in the 7th century. This is where the prophet Mohammed lived, established holy places, and set out to conquer the world. In fact, Arabia remains at the center of the Muslim space, which extends from Spain to Indonesia! Okay, but Arabia existed well before Islam! Okay, it wasn’t Egypt or Mesopotamia, but on the fringes of these empires, Arabia formed a platform for world trade, where several kingdoms became very prosperous… And it’s them that we’re going to discover today! ➤ Discover our episode on the Green Sahara: • The Sahara has not always been a d... ???? Writing: Benjamin Brillaud, Jean de Boisséson and Lucas Pacotte ???? Editing: Editing by V for Valentin: / salveus —————————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ Sources at the end of the description ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ????To subscribe and support my channel???? / @notabenemovies ????Nota Bonus Channel???? / @notabonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Discover my online store???? ➜ https://nota-bene.creator-spring.com/ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????You can buy my books by following this link ???? ➜ https://www.notabenemovies.com/ouvrages/ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Join me on social media!???? ➜ Twitch: / notabenemovies ➜ Facebook: / notabenemovies ➜ Twitter : / notabenemovies ➜ Instagram : / notabenemovies ➜ TikTok : / notabenemovies ➜ Tipeee : https://www.tipeee.com/nota-bene ➜ Website : https://www.notabenemovies.com/ ➜ Podcast : https://www.notabenemovies.com/podcasts/ ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ For more information : —————————————————————————————————————————————————— -Durand C. (dir.), “Petra and the Nabataean Kingdom”, Les Dossiers d'archéologie, n°386, March/April 2018, Editions Faton. -Fiema ZT & Villeneuve F., “The Roman Military Camp in Ancient Hegra”, in: Sommer CS & Matešić (dir.), Limes XXIII, Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies Ingolstadt 2015, Nünnerich-Amus Verlag, p. 702-711, 2018. -Groucutt HS & al., “Monumental landscapes of the Holocene humid period in Northern Arabia: The mustatil phenomenon”, The Holocene, Vol. 30 (12), 2020. -Nehmé L. (dir.), Alula, Wonder of Arabia, Gallimard & Institut du monde arabe, 2019. -Paul J.-J., Saudi Arabia, Riveneuve, 2016. -Robin C. (dir.), Ancient Arabia from Karib'îl to Mahomet, New data on the history of the Arabs thanks to inscriptions, Review of the Muslim World and the Mediterranean, n° 61, 1991. -Robin C. & al., The ABCs of Yemen, Flammarion, Institut du Monde Arabe, 1997. -Rose J., “New Light on Human Prehistory in the Arabo-Persian Gulf Oasis”, in: Current Anthropology, vol. 51, n°6, December 2010. -Saliou C., The Near East, From Pompey to Muhammad, Belin, 2020. -Weeks L., “Arabia”, in: Renfew C. & Bahn P. (dir.), The Cambridge World Prehistory, vol. 3, p. 1596-1616, 2014.