The archaeology of the Aksumite Kingdom and the Pre-Aksumite period in the Horn of Africa reveals a rich tapestry of cultural development, agricultural practices, and social organization.

The Abyssinians is set in the 5th Century in the Aksumite Empire, also known as the Kingdom of Aksum. Aksum was a wealthy and influential monarchy that at its height spanned what is now northern ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The ...

Civil wars threatened Aksumite power in the Horn of Africa. In addition, the destructive wars between the Byzantine Empire and the Persians had negative side effects for the trade of luxury goods ...

Excavations have revealed that major tombs survived on either side of Stela One. The Stela of Aksum or Stela Two is approximately 24 m high and weighs 200 tonnes. In accordance with Italy’s Fascist ...

They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the ...