The trade connections of ancient Gaza It is often forgotten that Gaza was once the richest port in the Eastern Mediterranean, unbelievably wealthy from the export of Arabian incense and Indian spices. No wonder then that the mosaics of Gaza from the Christian Byzantine period depict elephants, lions and giraffes From the exhibition Trésors sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
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The trade connections of ancient Gaza It is often forgotten that Gaza was once the richest port in the Eastern Mediterranean, super wealthy from the export of Arabian incense and Indian spices... From the exhibition Trésors sauvés de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire at L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
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