| Sunday 1 August 2010 |
| From Sheba to Petra: Travels in Arabia Felix | |
From the time of Bilqis, legendary queen of Sheba, exotic items from India and Africa were traded to Southern Arabia. Dr John Tidmarsh considers how trade along the incense routes gave rise to the mysterious and still-largely unexplored desert cities Marib and Shabwa in Arabia Felix (modern Yemen) as well as the spectacular caravan city of Petra.
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| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Aug 01 Cost: Free
Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney
Bookings: Sydney University Museums sydney.edu.au/museums/whatson/public_eve.. (02) 9351 2812 |  | |
