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    Welcome to History:SE. What has your research shown you so far? Where have you already searched? What did you find? Please help us to help you. You might find it helpful to review the site tour and Help Centre and, in particular, How to Ask. Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 2:03
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    That's odd. When I did a Google search for roman army desert, the fourth result on the first page was the paper Just Deserts: Roman Military Operations in Arid Environments. Maybe it's a regional difference with Google? Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 2:14
  • That's funny I tried opening the page just before I came here but for some reason it wouldn't load but it will now. Thanks I'll check it out. Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 2:18
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    It should be noted that Syria and the rest of the Middle East was a lot less desert-y back in the 3rd century. The Tigris/Euphrates valley was known as the "Fertile Crescent" for a while. Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 15:29
  • Didn't an entire Roman legion just mysteriously disappear in the desert once? I think I remember watching a documentary about some archaeologists trying to track down what happened to them. Commented Sep 18, 2019 at 17:13