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950 BCE - 275 CE: The Kingdom of Saba flourishes in southern Arabia.
760 BCE - 740 BCE: Reign of the Mukarrib Yatha' Amar Watta; Ma'rib dam built in Saba.
600 BCE - 500 BCE: Approximate period of the reign of the great Sabean king Karib'il Wattar who expands Saba's territory and enriches royal treasury.
285 BCE - 246 BCE: Reign of Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus who favors sea routes for trade over land routes; Saba begins to decline.
275 CE: Saba is conquered by the Himyarites.