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Thank you so much for your information. Most of what you told me confirms my theories about the magi. I'm sure it would be difficult to prove whether the magi brought the gold across the border or if they acquired the gold after the crossed the border since nobody alive today was there when they crossed it. But the research I've done so far indicates how dangerous the border really was. After all, there was an invasion of Armenia in 37 ad that didn't conclude until 47 ad. And Nero had his own struggle with Armenia around 60 ad. So I'm sure the magi wouldn't have crossed the border with just three men and no armaments. Papyrus documents from that period of time would be difficult to find due to the Roman invasion of Judea in 70 ad as well as the passage of time. So all people like me can do is read the literature that is available and draw the best conclusions that we can.