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The Himyarite Empire |
| Section: CULTURE / FOLK WISDOM |
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| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2002 |
| Size: 353 Words, 2,219 Characters |
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The Himyarite Empire was the last of Yemen's ancient kingdoms. It was also the only one to nominally control most of the territory of modern Yemen. Himyar emerged near the end of the second century b.c.e. but became a powerful state only in the first century c.e., when it defe...
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...e Roman Empire to Christianity ended the use of frankincense in funeral rites, and the discovery of new sea routes reduced the use of caravans. Originally polytheists, Himyarite kings and their followers practiced Christianity and later converted to Judaism. Eventually, religious warfare and the decline of trade weakened the Himyarite empire. It was overrun by the Ethiopians in 525. --T.B.S.
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