| 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• Strabo's close relationship with Aelius Gallus led him to attempt to justify his friend's defeat in his writings | Albert Jamme,inscription from Mahram Biqlis p |
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| Most of the information about south Arabia reported by Strabo probably came straight from the Roman expedition | 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 |
Roman sources still bore the clear image of a wealthy and prosperous people living in a splendid country, but devoid of fundamental qualities such as the ability to fight.
22| Conti Rossini, Carlo, Chrestomathia Arabica meridionalis epigraphica edita et glossario instructa 1931 Pubblicazioni dell'Instituto per l'Oriente p | |
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| Sharaffadin 42, Le Museon, 3-4, 1967, Pp | John Philby Background of Islam p |
Strabo, Book XVI, Chapter 4, 22-24• Philpy, Motor Tracks And Sabaean Inscriptions In Najd, Geogr Journal, 1950, 211-215, A.
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