It is now known, however, that they were true Arabs - as the proper names on their inscriptions show - who had come under Aramaic influence.
Under the Empire we hear no more of it, and no traces of antiquity, beyond inscriptions, remain.
A large number of milestones and other inscriptions relating to its repair at various times are known.
Inscriptions of Propertii have been found at Assisi.
He also held the offices of librarian of the Bibliotheque du Roi, and of perpetual secretary of the Academie des Inscriptions.