I tried, I really did, to check that out, and found this much more interesting tidbit:
[snip] Among the objects excavated from a number of Silla royal burials were foreign-made luxury goods, notably more than thirty Roman-style glass vessels. Found in tombs dating to the fifth and sixth centuries, they attest to the continuing importance of Mediterranean glass in international trade at that time. [/snip]
(this isn’t Silla the Roman fort in the Sinai, it’s Silla the kingdom in what is now Korea)
Regarding Silla.
There’s an old map at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/AncientEgyptJamesRennell01.jpg
on which you can find “Sile” or “Sela” at about 30.75 N, 32.25 W.
If I’m not mistaken (which is always a big if), this is Silla and the Greek name was Sile, while before they came along, it was an Egyptian fortress mentioned in the Amarna letters. Also, it was recently identified as being situated at Tel Habouah, not Tel Seif. Prior to the Amarna era it was
Tjaru, a settlement on the Way of Horus (an ancient highway to Canaan). Again I could be wrong but I have done some vigorous digging into the history of this region. :) It’s pretty obscure, so if anyone knows more/better I’d love to hear it.
In WWI there were some battles in the area, IIRC in 1916.
