Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>
>> Arabs might have existed for a much longer time
>> than Hebrews, if we use a loose definition of what
>> is an arab. But AFAIK the _name_ arab is roman;
>
> This reminds me of the story of how military specs
> live forever.
>
And those horrible imperial units, too :-/
>> there was even an arab Roman Emperor (Philip the Arab,
>> successor of Gordian III, succeeded by Decius the Thracian)
>
> Thanks for the extra details. Was he an emperor in
> Rome or in Byzantium? Just curious.
>
Rome - during the worst decadent times. The Empire should
have fallen during that time, but it managed to survive
another century. Maybe those foreign Emperors added a
new vigour, who knows? The Emperors were
Philip the Arab, Decius the Thracian, Valerian, Galien,
Claudius the Goth [Godus? sp?], Aurelianus, Tacitus,
Florianus, Probus, Carus, Carinus - all of which
reigned during a short time, and then Diocletianus.
Alberto Monteiro
