The First Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen

In the period of turmoil that "The Sealed Nectar" begins from 300 CE, the Romans entered Aden, and with their help the Abyssinians occupied Yemen for the first time in 340 CE, taking advantage of the rivalry between the tribes of Hamdan and Himyar. Their occupation lasted until 378 CE. ^{1 2}

The Christian faith came to the lands of the Arabs by way of the occupation of Abyssinia and the Romans. In that time Christian mission entered the regions of Yemen, and near it Faymiyun entered Najran, and its people became Christians. ^{3 4}

Yemen regained its independence after 378 CE, but breaches began to appear in the Ma'rib dam until the Flood of al-Arim befell it. ¹ The second occupation, in 525 CE, is at its own entry.

The dates are the author's estimate from "Tafhim al-Quran", with his note on the great disagreement among the sources about the years. ⁵