Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-10-24

Books mentioned on CLASSIC: The Lost City of Ubar: The True Story of "The Atlantis of the Sands"

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You've probably heard of the Atlantis before, but have you heard the legends of another lost city, somewhere out in the endless sands of the Arabian Peninsula's Rub' al Khali (or "Empty Quarter")? Tales of this city, known as Ubar or Iram of the Pillars, surface in countries throughout the region.

Ben Bowlin discussed Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence.

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   Seven Pillars of Wisdom

   T. E. Lawrence · at 29:22

   Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.

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   “he was moved by the experience of going through that area and he wrote a book about his experience called seven pillars of wisdom and then we get into a um a weird circumstance here”

   Ben Bowlin CLASSIC: The Lost City of Ubar: The True Story of "The Atlantis of the… 2025-10-24 Listen at 29:22

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