| Philby,The background of Islam: Being a sketch of Arabian history in pre-Islamic timesWhitehead Morris Alexandira, Egypt ; 1st edition January 1 1947 p | 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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| 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 | John Philby Background of Islam p |
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.
11| Albert Jamme,inscription from Mahram Biqlis p | Sharaffadin 42, Le Museon, 3-4, 1967, Pp |
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| Most of the information about south Arabia reported by Strabo probably came straight from the Roman expedition |
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