Phoenicians and arabs form a part of european history that is both european and asiatic a part that defines and makes europe what it is cultures that can no more be excluded from europe than the viking roman or greek europe has been engaged in a complex relationship with the arabs and their immediate forbears throughout its history this richly illustrated book is an account of that . The arabs forbears the phoenicians were exploring the coasts of england and west africa and colonizing much of spain sicily and north africa in the early first millennium bc the arabs were to. In out of arabia warwick ball offers an original and thought provoking approach to arab history his theme is the impact of the arabs on europe from ancient times to the end of the middle ages the book opens with a startling juxtaposition a roman emperor and an arab caliph it is startling because the roman the emperor philip was the son of an arab sheik whereas the caliph abd al rahman iii the ruler of al andalus muslim spain was blond and blue eyed . Out of arabia phoenicians arabs and the discovery of europe asia in europe and the making of the west book book details isbn 1566568013 title out of arabia phoenicians arabs and the discovery of europe asia in europe and the making of the west author warwick ball publisher interlink pub group publication date 2009 buy this book 1928 plus shipping by purchasing books . Introduction an unsound compass the discovery of europe the first travellers out of arabia the near easts far west the phoenician new world and its legacy glittering kingdoms arab states before islam romes arab half century arab empresses and emperors of rome impact of the abstract ancient arabian religion and the christian west muhammad charlemagne and rome the