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138 which was followed by a truce, it lasted forty years. This war ended about the period of the birth of Muhammed, during the reign of Amru ben Hind, and was followed by many wars and battles between the Amerites, Ghafanidites, Absites, Keisites, and other tribes, which originated in as many petty, perhaps often imaginary, injuries. Many of these conflicts took place within the bounds of the Roman and Persian provinces, and one is recorded to have happened at Ras-el-Ain, or Theodosiopolis, only fifteen farsangs, or forty-five miles, from Nisibis.

The Taglabites, or Arabs of Ghassan, were always celebrated for their personal bravery. Between