▁strong point , ▁he ▁dis l od ges ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁G eta e . ▁Cr ass us ▁then ▁turns ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁Mo esi ▁again . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁ar du ous ▁campaign , ▁he ▁forces ▁the ▁submission ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁majority ▁of ▁Mo esi . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁BC ▁▁ ▁S PA IN : ▁August us ▁takes ▁personal ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Cant ab ri . ▁ ▁E G Y PT : ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁a ▁directive ▁from ▁August us , ▁the ▁pre fect ures ▁A egy pt i , ▁A el ius ▁Gall us ▁( no ▁relation ▁to ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Corn el ius ▁Gall us ) ▁leads ▁an ▁expedition ▁across ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁against ▁the ▁Sab ae ans ▁of ▁Arab ia ▁Felix ▁( mod . ▁Y emen ). ▁The ▁key ▁att raction ▁was ▁that ▁this ▁region ▁produced ▁a rom atic ▁subst ances ▁such ▁as ▁fran k inc ense ▁and ▁my r rh , ▁which ▁were ▁greatly ▁pri zed ▁in ▁Rome . ▁In ▁addition , ▁occupation ▁of ▁Sab ae a ▁would ▁give ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁control ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea , ▁the ▁Bab - el - Man deb ▁stra it , ▁since ▁Corn el ius ▁Gall us ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁g arrison ▁at ▁Ar s ino e ▁( near ▁Ass ab , ▁E rit rea ) ▁on ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁shore . ▁The ▁expedition ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 0 ,