Archaeology - The Kingdom of Aksum
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Ancient African Kingdom of the Axumites Aksum (also spelled Axum) is the name of a powerful, urban Kingdom in Ethiopia, that flourished in the centuries before and after the time of Christ. The modern city of Aksum is located in the northeastern portion of what is now Ethiopia, on the horn of Africa. It lies high on a plateau 7200 ft above sea level, and in its heyday, its region of influence included both sides of the Red Sea. An early text shows that trade on the Red Sea coast was active as early as 1st century BC. During the first century AD, Aksum began a rapid rise to prominence, trading its agricultural resources and its gold and ivory through the port of Adulis into the Red Sea trade network and thence to the
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| Page title: | The Kingdom of Aksum |
| Keywords: | aksum, axum, archaeological sites in africa, ethiopia, kingdoms, ezana, stuart munro hay, littman, african royalty axum obelisk ethiopian monuments, ark of the covenant |
| Description: | The Kingdom of Aksum (first through sixth centuries AD) was one of the most powerful kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa, connecting the Roman empire and the rest of the world in the region of the Red Sea. |
| IP-address: | 207.241.148.80 |
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| Date | Creation Date: 12-mar-1999 Expiration Date: 12-mar-2020 |