Editing Ancient history (section)

====Arabia====
{{Main|Pre-Islamic Arabia|Ancient history of Yemen}}

The history of Pre-Islamic Arabia before the rise of [[Islam]] in the AD 630s is not known in great detail.{{sfn|Roberts|Westad|2013|p=338}} Archaeological exploration in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] has been sparse; indigenous written sources are limited to the many inscriptions and coins from southern Arabia. Existing material consists primarily of written sources from other traditions (such as Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Romans, etc.) and [[oral tradition]]s later recorded by Islamic scholars.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} A number of small kingdoms existed in Arabia from around AD 100 to perhaps about AD 400.{{sfn|Roberts|Westad|2013|p=338}}