▁brought ▁about ▁its ▁dem ise , ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁kingdom ▁was ▁experien cing ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁decl ine ▁before hand . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Ez ana ' s ▁exp ans ions , ▁A ks um ▁border ed ▁the ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁The ▁degree ▁of ▁Ez ana ' s ▁control ▁over ▁Y emen ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁Though ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁evidence ▁supporting ▁A ks um ite ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁his ▁title , ▁which ▁includes ▁king ▁of ▁S aba ▁and ▁Sal hen , ▁Him yar ▁and ▁D hu - R ay dan ▁( all ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Y emen ), ▁along ▁with ▁gold ▁A ks um ite ▁co ins ▁with ▁the ▁ins cri ptions , ▁" king ▁of ▁the ▁Hab sh at " ▁or ▁" H ab ash ite ", ▁indicate ▁that ▁A ks um ▁might ▁have ▁retained ▁some ▁legal ▁or ▁actual ▁foot ing ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁ ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁ ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁was ▁a ▁civil ization ▁of ▁ancient ▁North ▁Africa , ▁concentr ated ▁along ▁the ▁lower ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁N ile ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁country ▁Egypt . ▁An cient ▁Egypt ian ▁civil ization ▁followed ▁pre histor ic ▁Egypt ▁and ▁co ales ced ▁around ▁ 3 1 0 0 ▁BC . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁reached ▁the ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁its ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Kingdom , ▁r uling ▁much ▁of ▁N ub ia ▁and ▁a ▁s izable ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Near ▁East ,