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223 BC. Arabic update.
223 BC
South Red sea/Arabic update
Besides a couple of polis/cities on the South red sea, under direct control,Ptolemy appointed as mukarribs(vassal king) of a council of tribal leaders, a man of their own ethnic tribes.
Qataban or Katabania (Arabic,مملكةقتبان) was the major vassal kingdom of Ptolemaic Empire in South Red sea. Its heartland was located in the Baihan valley. It gained great wealth from the trade of frankincense, myrrh and Indian incenses which were burned at altars. The kingdom was heavily influenced by the Greek culture especially in architecture. This tribes became so influenced by other cultures such as those of Greece and Egypt that their gods eventually became anthropomorphic and were represented with human features. Also the koine Greek was the new trade language. The capital of Qataban was named Timna and was located on the trade route which passed through the other Ptolemaic vassal kingdoms of Hadramaut, Sheba.
223 BC
South Red sea/Arabic update
Besides a couple of polis/cities on the South red sea, under direct control,Ptolemy appointed as mukarribs(vassal king) of a council of tribal leaders, a man of their own ethnic tribes.
Qataban or Katabania (Arabic,مملكةقتبان) was the major vassal kingdom of Ptolemaic Empire in South Red sea. Its heartland was located in the Baihan valley. It gained great wealth from the trade of frankincense, myrrh and Indian incenses which were burned at altars. The kingdom was heavily influenced by the Greek culture especially in architecture. This tribes became so influenced by other cultures such as those of Greece and Egypt that their gods eventually became anthropomorphic and were represented with human features. Also the koine Greek was the new trade language. The capital of Qataban was named Timna and was located on the trade route which passed through the other Ptolemaic vassal kingdoms of Hadramaut, Sheba.
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