Incense Trade Route

This episode explores the Incense Trade Route - an ancient network linking the Mediterranean, Arabia, Africa, and India through both land and sea. We'll look at how Egyptians, Yemenite kingdoms, and Arabian traders moved luxury goods like frankincense, spices, and gemstones across deserts and seas, fueling empires and religions alike. As the Greco-Roman world turned to maritime routes to bypass inland middlemen, the old caravan trails declined, especially with the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate.