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Antiochus I Soter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (392 words) |
 | On the assassination of his father Seleucus I in 281 BCE, the task of holding together the empire was a formidable one, and a revolt in Syria broke out almost immediately. |
| At the end of 275 BCE the question of Coele-Syria, which had been open between the houses of Seleucus and Ptolemy since the partition of 301 BCE, led to hostilities (the "First Syrian War"). |
| His eldest son Seleucus, who had ruled in the east as viceroy from 275 BCE(?) till 268/267 BCE, was put to death in that year by his father on the charge of rebellion. |
| History of Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5645 words) |
| Between the 12th century BCE and the 6th century CE, it was dominated by six successive civilizations which rivaled each other, or were allied with each other and controlled the lucrative spice trade: M'ain, Qataban, Hadhramaut, Awsan, Saba and Himyarite. |
| During the 8th and 7th century BCE, there was a close contact of cultures between the Kingdom of Dʿmt in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea and Saba'. |
| It was first referenced by an outside civilization in an Old Sabaic inscription of Karab'il Watar from the early 7th century BCE, in which the King of Hadramaut, Yada`'il, is mentioned as being one of his allies. |
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