Kingdom of Saba Timeline

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c. 950 BCE - 275 CE
The Kingdom of Saba flourishes in southern Arabia.
c. 760 BCE - c. 740 BCE
Reign of the Mukarrib Yatha' Amar Watta; Ma'rib dam built in Saba.
c. 600 BCE - c. 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.