Arabia Felix

American  

[fee-liks] / ˈfi lɪks /

noun

1. an ancient division of Arabia, in the S part: sometimes restricted to Yemen.

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Example Sentences

And the children, women, men, cities and landscapes of the former Arabia Felix are paying the price.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2018

In the first century BCE, Augustus Caesar sent 10,000 troops to invade what the Romans called Arabia Felix to find the source of frankincense and to control its production.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2010

In times past, fertile Yemen, known as Arabia Felix, was the granary of Arabia, but it now must buy wheat and butter abroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its caravans crawled to the Yaman to procure raw materials from that region, known as Arabia Felix; and also products brought from overseas, imported from Ethiopia, India and even far China.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne

As it once stood, it was the maritime bulwark of Arabia Felix.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis