Quote Originally Posted by Nirvanish View Post
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/arabia1.html

That should explain the Roman expedition a little.
fascinating stuff! I had no idea

Quote Originally Posted by MarcusAureliusAntoninus View Post
Roman government placement represents where the Romans may have made regions into provinces had they expanded differently. If Varius had not lost his legions in Germania, all of northern Europe may have been fully Romanized within a century.
Second that! totally agree :D