This episode discusses the nomadic Arab tribes between about 850 and 450 BCE. What do we know about their lifestyles, cultures, and relationships with the empires around them?

Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License.

All other sounds courtesy of the BBC Sound Archive.

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