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Where did the Achaeminids locate Arabia?
The term ‘Arab’ is derived from the Semitic root g-r-b (‘West’). ‘Arab’ originally referred to Desert Dwelling Tribes living ‘West’ of Mesopotamia/Assyria. This correlates with the Original definition of ‘Arabia’. The Original Arab Homeland is West of Mesopotamia & East of Egypt.
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When did the term ‘Arabia’ begin to refer to the Entire Peninsula?
The term ‘Arabia’ was borrowed from the North and it was wrongly used to refer to the newly discovered Region. This completely disregarded how people in this region self-identified. The vast majority of inhabitants in this “Arabia” were not Arab and did not identify as such.
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Where does the Term ‘Arabia’ Originate? What did ‘Arabia’ originally refer to?
It seems ‘Mat Aribi’ correlates with Achaeminid Arabia which later correlates with Roman & Byzantine Arabia. They refer to about the same Region. The Original Definition of ‘Arabia’ dates back to the 9th Century BC and it remained consistent for over a thousand years.
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The Earliest Arab Kingdom/State in Historical Records
(8th – 5th Century BC).
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What is the Etymology of the term ‘Arab’?
It’s likely عرب is derived from غرب, the Semitic word for ‘West’. Mesopotamians used the term ‘Arabi’ (Westerner) to refer to Desert dwellers living West of the Euphrates. These Desert Dwellers adopted the term ‘Arab/Arabi’ as a form of self identification.
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Where is the Original Homeland of the Arabs? What region did the original Arabs inhabitate?
It’s the view of many Linguists & historians. Dr Ahmad Al Jallad, Harvard scholar in Arabic history. Its studying the Origins of the term عرب and it seems it was related to geography & the Desert. That’s where all the early mentions of Arabs appear (Syrian Desert)
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Gindibu is the ‘First Arab’ in Historical Records (Kurkh Monolith). Where was Gindibu from?
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What is the Earliest Reference to ‘Arabs’ in Historical Records?
Answer: In Kurkh Monolith (853 BC) Source: Historian Israel Ephal, University of Jerusalem.
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Persecution of Christians in Rome by Nero (Prof. McLaren)
In the aftermath of the fire Nero oversaw some of the reconstruction work, including offering to pay for buildings designed in a fire-retardant manner, making plans for the re moval of rubble, the acquisition of new materials and the provision of fresh water (Ann. 15.43.1–4). However, these positive comments regarding Nero’sbe haviour are strongly outweighed…
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The Great Persecution, the Emperor Julian, Christian Reactions (Prof. Rohmann)
Laws against Astrologers and Magicians before the Fourth Century Magic was common and widely practised in the ancient world, as attested in papyri and other material evidence such as amulets and tablets, containing magic spells, love charms or invocation formulae. Magic was bound up in the rituals and cultures surrounding the gods, religious pantheon, and…