The Himyar or by the Greeks and Romans called the People of the Homerite is an ancient South Arabia to replace the Saba '. From 115 S.M. and so on, all the territory of Saba 'fell in the hands of new rulers who came from the highlands to the southwest, the Himyar tribes. Since then, civilization in the area known as Himyar civilization, although the title of king they stay the same, ie "king of Saba and dzu-Raydan". Raydan became known as Qataban. This marked the beginning of the first Himyar kingdom, which berdirihinggga around 300 AD The word "Homeritae" first appeared in The Periplus of the Erythraen Sea (about 60 AD), then in the work of Pliny. The Himyar is a close relative of Saba 'and, as the eldest of the family keturuanan it, became heir to the cultural and trade-Saba Minea. They are practically the same language with the language of the people of Saba and Minea. Similarly, the capital moved from Ma'rib to the Zafar. The city ruins are located on Mudawwar Mountains near Yarim. Zhafar (in the classical period and Sapphar called Saphar, or Sephar in Genesis 10: 30), city in the interior of the peninsula, about a hundred miles northeast of Mukha dio path to Sana'a, the capital of Himyar Dynasty. The city was replacing Ma'rib, the city people of Saba, and Qarnaw, the city of Minea people. Its ruins can still be seen dipuncak hill near the town of Yarim. During the preparation of the Periplus, the king is the Kariba-il Watar (Charibael, in The Periplus).
Pliny reference of the agricultural system was proven by the wells, dams and water reservoirs are often referred to in various writings. Collecting incense tree, which is seen as a religious act, is still the largest revenue source. Based foreign trade export frankincense and myrrh. The Himyar for several years became the main intermediary trade between Africa and the Mediterranean. The Himyar buy ivory from Africa and sold into Roman territory. Himyar the ship regularly sailed to the coast of East Africa and also use political considerations in the control of the city of East African trade. KaumHimyar trade began to decline, after the dominance of the Nabasia UTRA derived from the Hijaz and the Roman superiority over the sea trade after the Roman lowered Egypt, Syria and the northern Hijaz and inter-tribal warfare in the region Himyar.
At this time of the Roman army Himyar under Aelius Gallus successfully signed up to the mariama. "Ilasarus" from Starbo, which is the ruler at the time, stated in various writings by the name of Illi-syariha Yahdhub. Another important event in the early part of this period was the establishment of various colonies of Arabs from Yemen and Hadramaut in the "State Kush". Kush was Ham's eldest son and brother Kana, Genesis 10: 6, where they made the center of the kingdom and civilization Abissinia, and eventually developed a culture that seems impossible can be achieved by the native blacks. Tergantikannya Arab tribes some of the south they moved to Syria and Iraq, about the middle of the fifth century AD (in the history of this popular jebolnya associated with large dams Ma'rib), may lead to increased settlement of the Arabs in the south Abissinia. Long before the Muslim conquest, along the coast of East Africa has occurred mixing of Arab blood. Kingdom of Aksum (Axum), embryo Abissinia kingdom, stood in the first century AD.
Pliny reference of the agricultural system was proven by the wells, dams and water reservoirs are often referred to in various writings. Collecting incense tree, which is seen as a religious act, is still the largest revenue source. Based foreign trade export frankincense and myrrh. The Himyar for several years became the main intermediary trade between Africa and the Mediterranean. The Himyar buy ivory from Africa and sold into Roman territory. Himyar the ship regularly sailed to the coast of East Africa and also use political considerations in the control of the city of East African trade. KaumHimyar trade began to decline, after the dominance of the Nabasia UTRA derived from the Hijaz and the Roman superiority over the sea trade after the Roman lowered Egypt, Syria and the northern Hijaz and inter-tribal warfare in the region Himyar.
At this time of the Roman army Himyar under Aelius Gallus successfully signed up to the mariama. "Ilasarus" from Starbo, which is the ruler at the time, stated in various writings by the name of Illi-syariha Yahdhub. Another important event in the early part of this period was the establishment of various colonies of Arabs from Yemen and Hadramaut in the "State Kush". Kush was Ham's eldest son and brother Kana, Genesis 10: 6, where they made the center of the kingdom and civilization Abissinia, and eventually developed a culture that seems impossible can be achieved by the native blacks. Tergantikannya Arab tribes some of the south they moved to Syria and Iraq, about the middle of the fifth century AD (in the history of this popular jebolnya associated with large dams Ma'rib), may lead to increased settlement of the Arabs in the south Abissinia. Long before the Muslim conquest, along the coast of East Africa has occurred mixing of Arab blood. Kingdom of Aksum (Axum), embryo Abissinia kingdom, stood in the first century AD.
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