// Antiquity
Himyarite Kingdom
- Period
- 110 BC – AD 601
- Duration
- approx. 710 years
- Greatest extent
- around 66 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 335,000 km²
Period and duration
Himyarite Kingdom — according to the map data from 110 BC to AD 601, roughly 710 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Himyarite Kingdom — greatest extent around 66 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 335,000 km², roughly 0.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (111 BC)
- Minaeans
- Sabaeans
After
Neighbours around 66 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Parthian Empire
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Kingdom of Kush
- Nabataeans
- Hadhramaut
Learn more
- Open the world map in 66 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Himyarite Kingdom on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.