Aksum is located in the subhumid periphery of the Ethiopian ... into the commercial and administrative centre of the Aksumite Kingdom. The kingdom was at its peak between the fourth and sixth century, ...

The Ethiopian city of Aksum was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1980. Its cultural property encompasses the ancient Aksum town, which houses hundreds of stelae (granite monoliths), ...

Located in the desert sands near the Nile in modern Sudan, the ancient culture of Nubia played ... An invasion by the kingdom of Axum brings Meroë's dominance to an end. The city and royal ...

Many people see the controversy as unfortunate because the Kingdom of Aksum, one of the world's greatest ancient civilisations, was once famed for its religious tolerance. According to followers ...