The Kingdom of Aksum, [note 1][a] or the Aksumite Empire, [b] was a kingdom in East Africa and South Arabia from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, based in what is now northern Ethiopia and …

Mar 21, 2019 · It was founded in the 1st century CE, flourished from the 3rd to 6th century CE, and then survived as a much smaller political entity into the 8th century CE. The territory Axum once controlled …

Dec 24, 2025 · Aksum, 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 kingdoms of …

Oct 19, 2023 · A major empire of the ancient world, the kingdom of Aksum arose in Ethiopia during the first century C.E. This wealthy African civilization thrived for centuries, controlling a large territorial …

Jan 14, 2025 · The Kingdom of Aksum, also known as the Aksumite Empire, was one of the most influential civilizations of ancient Africa. Located in the highlands of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, …

Feb 13, 2025 · The Kingdom of Axum, one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, flourished in what is now modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. From approximately 100 CE to 940 CE, Axum played …

May 26, 2024 · Axum (also spelled Aksum) was the capital of one of the most powerful and influential ancient civilizations in Africa. Located in the highlands of northern Ethiopia, Axum served as the …

Jan 14, 2026 · Located on the Horn of Africa, the ancient Ethiopian kingdom of Axum (also spelled Aksum) played a significant role in international relations around the time of the first millennium.

Dec 2, 2025 · Aksum’s story begins in the northern Ethiopian Highlands, where agricultural settlements developed as early as 500 BCE. These communities gradually coalesced into a powerful kingdom by …

Aksum developed a civilization and empire whose influence, at its height in the 4th and 5th centuries C.E., extended throughout the regions lying south of the Roman Empire, from the fringes of the …