Himyarite Kingdom

The Ḥimyarite Kingdom or Ḥimyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر Mamlakat Ḥimyar) (Hebrew:ממלכת חִמְיָר‎) (Flourished 110 BC–520s AD), historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a kingdom in ancient Yemen. Established in 110 BC, it took as its capital the modern-day city of Sana'a after the ancient city of Zafar. The Kingdom conquered neighbouring Saba' (Sheba) in c. 25 BC (for the first time), Qataban in c. AD 200, and Haḍramaut c. AD 300. Its political fortunes relative to Saba' changed frequently until it finally conquered the Sabaean Kingdom around AD 280. Himyar then endured until it finally fell to Christian invaders in AD 525.