Arabia Felix

Arabia Felix (lit. Happy Arabia; also Greek: Eudaimon Arabia) was the Latin name previously used by geographers to describe the southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including modern Oman and Yemen, a country with an extensive history.

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    Careless credulity makes them the prey of those they trusted; and then they repeat their
    mistake by suspecting all alike.
    —Marcus Minucius Felix (2nd or 3rd cen. A.D.)