Join us as hosts Oban Al-Rekabi and Houston Rifai discuss Arab History, from their origins as a people to the modern age. Casual yet informative dialogue about the great figures of the past whose impact shape our present.
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Join us as hosts Oban Al-Rekabi and Houston Rifai discuss Arab History, from their origins as a people to the modern age. Casual yet informative dialogue about the great figures of the past whose impact shape our present.
(C) The Nabataeans: Cities from the Stone, Gardens from the Desert
The 1001 Arabian Knights
1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds
4 years ago
(C) The Nabataeans: Cities from the Stone, Gardens from the Desert
In this episode our hosts Houston and Oban examine the lost civilization of the Nabataeans. The people famed for their desert capital Petra, and in this discussion our hosts examine the city itself and the civilization that made it possible. Who were the Gods of the Nabataeans, what mysterious cults ruled this ancient land? How did they organize society, was this as the ancient writers say, a kingdom of equals? How did the Nabataeans build "the Dubai of the Classical World" from an inhospitable desert, and what did they leave behind after their fall?
All these questions and more are explored in this episode of The 1001 Arabian Knights!
The 1001 Arabian Knights
Join us as hosts Oban Al-Rekabi and Houston Rifai discuss Arab History, from their origins as a people to the modern age. Casual yet informative dialogue about the great figures of the past whose impact shape our present.
