Frankincense Route

GPTKB entity

Statements (85)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bus_route
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Incense_Route
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Timna
gptkb:Palmyra
gptkb:Al-Baleed
gptkb:Khor_Rori
gptkb:Petra
gptkb:Gaza
gptkb:Avdat
gptkb:Haluza
gptkb:Mamshit
gptkb:Shivta
gptkb:Qana
gptkb:Bostra
Jerash
Samharam
Shisr (Ubar)
gptkbp:connectsRegion gptkb:Najran
gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Damascus
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:India
gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Medina
gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Palmyra
gptkb:Shabwah
gptkb:Levant
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Petra
gptkb:Gaza
gptkb:Hadhramaut
gptkb:Dedan
gptkb:Mada'in_Saleh
gptkb:Ubar
gptkb:Bostra
Al-Ula
East Africa
Maqna
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Minaean_Kingdom
gptkb:Sabaean_Kingdom
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkb:Nabataean_Kingdom
gptkb:Qatabanian_Kingdom
Hadhramaut Kingdom
gptkbp:declinedAfter political instability
spread of Christianity
decline of demand for incense
Roman annexation of Nabataea
rise of sea trade routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frankincense Route
gptkbp:period 1st century CE
3rd millennium BCE
declined after 3rd century CE
gptkbp:product gptkb:gold
gptkb:silk
copper
iron
ivory
textiles
incense
spices
frankincense
myrrh
precious stones
pearls
animal skins
ebony
gptkbp:significance spread of culture and religion
facilitated trade between Arabia and Mediterranean
economic prosperity for Arabian kingdoms
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Incense_Route_–_Desert_Cities_in_the_Negev
gptkb:Land_of_Frankincense
gptkbp:visitedBy camels
caravans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nabatean_Incense_Route
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8