A Little Tidbit on First Century BC Politics in the Negev

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A Little Tidbit on First Century BC Politics in the Negev

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From Dr. Jim West's Blog

http://jwest.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/h ... the-negev/

An important archaeological and historical discovery: the Hasmoneans also controlled the Negev. Researchers at the Israel Antiquities Authority are currently processing finds from archaeological excavations at sites located along the “Incense Road” in the Negev that were previously excavated by Dr. Rudolph Cohen ז”ל of the Department of Antiquities.
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Re: A Little Tidbit on First Century BC Politics in the Negev

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Economic warfare!
The Romans would have just taxed the traffic and let it pass.
But the Hasmoneans wanted to put the Nabataeans out of business.
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Re: A Little Tidbit on First Century BC Politics in the Negev

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Absolutely, kb. Not only the Romans but the Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians had managed to control the Arabian trade and all made a pile of money off of it.

For the Hasmoneans it was a vital national interest as Herod the Great had not yet built the port of Caesarea so the nation could get in on the lucrative sea-based trade.
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