Arabia Felix (Latin:"Happy or Prosperous Arabia") in ancient geography, the comparatively fertile region of southwestern and southern Arabia ( in today Asir and Yemen), a region that stands out Arabia Deserta in barren central and northern Arabia and with Arabia Petraea ("Stony Arabia") in northwestern Arabia that fell under the sovereignty of Imperial Rome. The Greeks and Romans chose the name because of the region's pleasant climate and reputed wealth of agricultural products and spices. The Emperor Augustus (reg. 27 v. - 14 n. Chr. ) Sent an expedition at Gaius Aelius Gallus to Arabia Felix, with disastrous results. Due in part to a native betrayal of leaders, the troops traveled through a rambling way through waterless regions, so that they reached southern Arabia weakened by disease, heat and lack of water, not in the able to achieve much commercially or politically. But the expedition brought back considerable knowledge of the country and its products. See also Sabaʾ .
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