| 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• Sharaffadin 42, Le Museon, 3-4, 1967, Pp | Strabo's close relationship with Aelius Gallus led him to attempt to justify his friend's defeat in his writings |
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| Most of the information about south Arabia reported by Strabo probably came straight from the Roman expedition |
Philpy, Motor Tracks And Sabaean Inscriptions In Najd, Geogr Journal, 1950, 211-215, A.
| Le Museon, 3-4, 1953, P | Strabo, Book XVI, Chapter 4, 22-24• Other news of which Strabo was also the source, typical of the Romans' opinion of their own cultural superiority appears on the curious systems of how south Arabia's regal power was transferred and on its inhabitants' unorthodox sexual habits |
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| Philby,The background of Islam: Being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic timesWhitehead Morris Alexandira, Egypt ; 1st edition January 1 1947 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 |
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.
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