The Histories, Boos III, c. 430 BCE

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An interpretation of Herodotus: The Histories, Boos III, c. 430 BCE
The work of Herodotus on pre Islamic Arabia provides information on the social and trading habits of the Arabs. Herodotus viewed ancient Arabia as unique; in the sense that they stood by their long held unshakeable faith on the need to respect agreements. To further emphasize this point Herodotus shows that the Arabs were religious during this era. They held the belief that a king created the source of water beyond the desert. The journey between the desert and the Erythraean Sea was an avenue through which the Arabs traded in rare material things. The author’s basic message is that the Arabs were great traders in the Ancient world aided by their organization, belief system. They traded in rare products including, frankincense, myrrh and rare spice...