There is no direct mention in south Arabian inscriptions of the Roman expedition, a completely exceptional occurrence for a country that had never seen enemy troops on its soi• Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing | Albert Jamme,inscription from Mahram Biqlis p |
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Sharaffadin 42, Le Museon, 3-4, 1967, Pp | Conti Rossini, Carlo, Chrestomathia Arabica meridionalis epigraphica edita et glossario instructa 1931 Pubblicazioni dell'Instituto per l'Oriente p |
Beeston Some Observations on Greek and Latin Data Relating to South Arabia in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol.
28Strabo's close relationship with Aelius Gallus led him to attempt to justify his friend's defeat in his writings | Le Museon, 3-4, 1953, P |
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Philpy, Motor Tracks And Sabaean Inscriptions In Najd, Geogr Journal, 1950, 211-215, A | Philby,The background of Islam: Being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic timesWhitehead Morris Alexandira, Egypt ; 1st edition January 1 1947 p |
Most of the information about south Arabia reported by Strabo probably came straight from the Roman expedition.