Ancient Somali city-states
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Ancient Somali city-states
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In antiquity, the ancestors of the Somali people were an important link in the Horn of Africa connecting the region's commerce with the rest of the ancient world. Somali sailors and merchants were the main suppliers of frankincense, myrrh and spices, items which were considered valuable luxuries by the Ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Mycenaeans and Babylonians. During the classical era, several ancient city-states competed with the Sabaeans, Parthians and Axumites for the wealthy Indo-Greco-Roma
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Ancient city-states of Somalia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Somali_city-states
date created:
2022-11-25T06:34:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T02:51:20Z
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