The
Ḥimyarite Kingdom or
Ḥimyar (in
Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر Mamlakat Ḥimyar) (Flourished 110 BCE–520s CE), historically referred to as the
Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a kingdom in ancient
Yemen. Established in 110 BCE, 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 BCE (for the first time),
Qataban in c. 200 CE, and
Haḍramaut c. 300 CE. Its political fortunes relative to Saba' changed frequently until it finally conquered the
Sabaean Kingdom around 280 CE. Himyar then endured until it finally fell to Christian invaders in 525 CE.