Sabaean Info

[Frodge]

I can find precious little about. So, if i may ask, where did the EB team get their info on the Sabaeans and pre-islamic southern arabia

[thelord]

I believe they have access to information that most people do not.

[Siruso]

If they tell us they'd have to kill us...

[russia almighty]

Actually, a lot of info is available on Southern Arabian civilization in general. You have to go to a decent sized uni to get a hold of dissertations, books, ect involving them though. That's BS imo, but thats a whole other rant I could go into.

[Elmetiacos]

There is stuff on Epigraphic South Arabian; there's a standard work IIRC, but there just isn't much online - you have to spend money on books.

[bovi]

Our Saba members have left the team, for a longer or shorter duration. I'm afraid that thus we can't say where we found the information, beyond the bibliography sticky thread and possibly a search in EBH for posts referring to books and finds. I for one will not be doing that search, but possibly others may do so.

[Jolt]

Lies! They invented it! Just be glad we aren't seeing Sabean Jihadists and Screehing Arabian Women! And Arabian Head Hurlers whose Heads are really Crusaders!

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Most of our information comes from published works on the Sabaeans, easily available at many good university libraries. Unit reconstructions are the most hypothetical part, as there aren't books that focus on those things from this period, but still they are put together using what we know of traditional fighting styles and weapons/armor from the region, with some friezes and statues and archaeological remains being extremely important in the discussion when we actually do have some reference to them.