Discovering Saudi Arabia

Catalogue of the exhibition
Rome, Complesso del Vittoriano
October 4th –November 30th, 2013

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978-88-492-2712-3 Alla scoperta dell’Arabia Saudita

Antiquities are the seeds of historical continuity, and this also applies to the civilization of the Arabian Peninsula. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is renowned for Islamic traditions and values, Islam did not appear in a vacuum. On the contrary, it was founded upon layers of civilization and arose in a society which was characterized by openness and mobility. The pilgrimage to Makkah and the Ukaz market served to connect Arabia with a wide network of communications and movement of people and ideas, which facilitated the rapid diffusion of Islam.
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud