The Incense Kingdom of Yemen: Saba

A desert kingdom grew rich on frankincense and built one of the ancient world's great dams. This is the story of Saba — the incense kingdom in what is now Yemen. Its caravans carried frankincense to temples and markets across the ancient world, and its engineers raised the great dam at Marib to water fields in the desert. SOURCES UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 'Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib' listing, 2023 Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy (peer-reviewed journal) All visuals are original illustrations created for this video. Dramatized scenes are artistic reconstructions. New forgotten-history documentaries every day. Subscribe to Roots and Ruins. #history #ancienthistory #yemen #saba #archaeology