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So during the perpetual pissing contest between the Persians and the Romans, during the reigns of Khosrau and Justinian, Yemen, which was allied to Persia, was invaded by Axum, who were allied to Rome. The Axumites, in coordination with Rome, cut the Persians off from their ports and African trade routes. In response the Persians launched an expedition to expel the Axumites and restore their deposed ally to the throne.

What if the Persians decided to eliminate the possibility of this happening again, as well as removing a potential Roman ally in the region, and launched an invasion of Axum? Would they be able to pull it off and if so how long could they maintain their influence there?
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