vessels from India did not go to Egypt and those of Egypt did not dare sail to places further on, but came only this far.New developments in trade during the 1st century AD led to traders avoiding the middlemen of Eudaemon and making the dangerous direct crossing of the Arabian Sea to the coast of India.Arabia Felix'' is the title of the 1962 book by Danish novelist Thorkild Hansen, detailing a disastrous scientific expedition to the area led by Carsten Niebuhr lasting from 1761 to 1767. The veracity of certain aspects of the account have, however, been called into question. See also Australia Felix References External links Arabia Felix Nabataean Travel: trade on the Red Sea Arabian Peninsula Ancient history of Yemen Ancient cities of the Middle East Latin words and phrases Historical regions Historical regions in Saudi Arabia South Arabia Arabia Ancient Greek geography of Arabia