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Bibliography

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Dentzer, J.-M.

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Graf, D. F.

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1997c "The Via Militaris in Arabia." Dumbarton Oaks Papers 51: 271-81.

Gregory, S.

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Isaac, B.

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Mayerson, P.

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Oleson, J. P.

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Parker, S. T.

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1987b "The Roman Limes in Jordan." Pp. 151-64 in Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan III, ed. A. Hadidi. Amman: Department of Antiquities.

1989 "The Fourth Century Garrison of Arabia: Strategic Implications for the Southeastern Frontier." Pp. 355-72 in The Eastern Frontier of the Roman Empire: Proceedings of a Colloqium Held at Ankara in September 1988, part ii. BAR International Series 553(ii), ed. D. H. French and C. S. Lightfoot. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.

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Parker, S. T. (ed.)

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Welsby, D. A.

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