Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work - a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here are all of the civs we know about so far: Age: Antiquity Historical context: Founded in the 1st century CE and hitting its height around the 500s, the Aksumite Empire was based around what is ...

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 ...