The Tihama: Yemen's Red Sea Frontier and the Abyssinian Invasion
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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Tihama, Yemen's sweltering Red Sea coastal plain, and its role as a gateway for the Aksumite invasion of the 6th century. They trace the rise of the Himyarite king Yusuf As'ar Yath'ar (Dhu Nuwas) and his persecution of Christians in Najran, which prompted the Christian kingdom of Aksum (Ethiopia) to intervene. The episode covers the Aksumite invasion led by Kaleb Ella Asbeha, the fall of Zafar, and the subsequent Aksumite occupation of Yemen. It also examines the construction of the Marib Dam, the legend of the 'Year of the Elephant' connected to the Aksumite general Abraha, and how these events set the stage for the rise of Islam in Arabia. The conversation draws on inscriptions, the Book of the Himyarites, and the Quran to piece together this pivotal but often overlooked chapter of pre-Islamic history.
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