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being launched into the Hejaz (which succeeded in conquering Medina) and even into southern Iraq. Abraha's power at this time is further reflected by his hosting of an international conference which included ambassadors being sent for attendance from across the Byzantine, Persian, Ghassanid, and Lakhmid powers. In the 600s and 610s, the region of the Near East north of the Arabian Peninsula, was already under a constant fear and threat of Arab invasion. Already in the mid-6th century, the Romans had to sign a peace

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