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The Kingdom of Aksum (also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire) was a kingdom located in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. It was based primarily in what is now northern Ethiopia, and extended at its height into much of modern-day southern Arabia during the reign of King Kaleb.
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The name Axum, or Akshum as it is sometimes referred to, may derive from a combination of two words.
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The kingdom of Axum really started to take off around 350 CE, having already established some form of presence in the region.
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The ancient city of Axum (sometimes called Axumis) is located at an altitude of over 2,000 metres.
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The Kingdom of Aksum (Ge'ez: መንግሥተ አክሱም, Mängəśtä ʾäksum), also known as the Kingdom of Axum or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom centered in Northeast Africa and South Arabia from Classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. Based primarily in what is now northern Ethiopia, and spanning modern-day Eritrea, northern Djibouti, and eastern Sudan, it extended at its height into much of modern-day southern Arabia during the reign of King Kaleb.
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The kingdom of Aksum One of the four greatest powers in the world. Aksum was the name of a city and a kingdom which is essentially modern-day... A counterpoint to…
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Aksum, also spelled Axum, powerful kingdom in northern Ethiopia during the early Christian era. Despite common belief to the contrary, Aksum did not originate from one of the Semitic Sabaean…
Aksum | ancient kingdom, Africa | Britannica
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Aksum was the first African country to mint its own coins—in gold, silver, and bronze—all in the standard weight categories issued by the Roman Empire. These coins have been recovered…
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