Did the Romans own Mecca or Medina?

No. The Romams never occupied Arabia. Later in the empire's history, during the beginning of the Byzantine period, some Arab factions were vassalised. However, the Romans never controlled Arabia directly. read more

No. The Romams never occupied Arabia. Later in the empire’s history, during the beginning of the Byzantine period, some Arab factions were vassalised. However, the Romans never controlled Arabia directly. read more

Mecca were Islam start and then Prophet Mohammed moved to Medina and Islam start to spread around. There are many reasons why he moved to Medina. First, the people of Mecca are really hard to be friend with them. read more

The volume of commerce between Rome and India was huge since the conquest of Egypt by the Romans, according to the historian Strabo: 120 Roman vessels sailed every year from Berenice Troglodytica and many times touched Aden in southern Arabia Felix on their travel to India, while doing the Spice Route. read more