people
the Sabaeans
People of Arabia Felix (Sheba), source of frankincense and myrrh, marking the East.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §87.20 Sabaeans
The Sabaeans of south Arabia (modern Yemen), the great suppliers of frankincense and other incense to the ancient world.
- Hercules on Oeta §368 Sabaean myrrh
The Sabaeans of Arabia Felix (Sheba), source of frankincense and myrrh.
- Hercules on Oeta §1547 the Sabaeans set beneath the Dawn
The Sabaeans of Arabia, marking the East where the sun rises.