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Ancient South Arabia
Klaus Schippmann
其他書名
From the Queen of Sheba to the Advent of Islam
出版Markus Wiener Publishers, 2001
主題History / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Middle East / GeneralHistory / Middle East / Arabian PeninsulaSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN15587623539781558762350
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=RyFWAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Their art and architecture, and especially their irrigation system, featuring a gigantic dam high in the mountains, gave witness to a fascinating civilization, the mythic and historical dimensions of which have captured our collective imaginations. Even their eventual decline was dramatic. When the famous dam was damaged in the 5th century, twenty thousand workers were employed to repair it. The Ethiopian Empire of Axum, originally a colony of Saba (Sheba), adopted Christianity, crossed the Red Sea, and fought bitter wars against the powerful Jewish kings of South Arabia.