Ethiopian CivilizationB. Giday, 1991 - 188 pages |
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... dynasty , the Zagwe , took power and transferred the capital from Aksum to Roha in Lasta . The most remarkable of the eleven kings of the Zagwe dynasty was Lalibela , to whom tradition attributes the construction of the famou rock ...
... dynasty , the Zagwe , took power and transferred the capital from Aksum to Roha in Lasta . The most remarkable of the eleven kings of the Zagwe dynasty was Lalibela , to whom tradition attributes the construction of the famou rock ...
Page 136
... Zagwe Dynasty and transferring the capital from Aksum to Roha ( now Lalibela ) . This marked the end of the Aksumite Empire . In this way , over the centuries , the capital of Ethiopia has been displaced from Aksum to Lalibela and then ...
... Zagwe Dynasty and transferring the capital from Aksum to Roha ( now Lalibela ) . This marked the end of the Aksumite Empire . In this way , over the centuries , the capital of Ethiopia has been displaced from Aksum to Lalibela and then ...
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Belai Giday. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ZAGWE DYNASTY In about 922 A.D. Mera Tekle Haimanot , who had taken the kingdom by force from his father - in - law , Dil N'ead , the last of the Aksumite Emperors , established the Zagwe Dynasty by ...
Belai Giday. THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ZAGWE DYNASTY In about 922 A.D. Mera Tekle Haimanot , who had taken the kingdom by force from his father - in - law , Dil N'ead , the last of the Aksumite Emperors , established the Zagwe Dynasty by ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 4 |
The Empire of Aksum | 17 |
Aksum a Mysterious City | 34 |
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Abba Abreha and Atsbeha Abune Aregawi Addis Ababa Adua Adulis Ahmed Gragn Aksum Aksumite coins Aksumite Emperors Aksumite Empire ancient army Ato Habtu Biete bishop built carved century A.D. Christianity city of Aksum Debre Damo Dejazmatch dynasty Emperor Ezana Emperor Fasil Emperor Kaleb Emperor Yohannes Empire of Aksum Endybis Enfraz Eritrea Ethiopian Church Ethiopian Orthodox Church excavated Ezana Felasha Gebre Meskel Geez Gelawdewos gold Gonder Hauzien hewn churches Holy hymns inscription Italian Jerusalem Kaleb Kibre Negest King Solomon Lalibela land Lasta manuscripts Mariam Menelik Metera metres monastery Moslems obelisks palace port of Adulis Queen of Saba Ras Sihul Mikael Red Sea reign religious rock churches rock-hewn churches ruins rulers Sabean Saint Yared Saizana Shewa Sion Southern Arabia stelae stele stone Tekle Haimanot temples Tewodros thousand throne Tigrai tomb town trade Yeha Yemen Yodit Yohannes IV Zagwe Zagwe Dynasty Zara Yacob