Ethiopian CivilizationB. Giday, 1991 - 188 pages |
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... excavated walls with their alternately projecting and receding steps are remarkable specimens of classical Aksumite architecture . Excavations to the depth of five metres have revealed the presence of a culture which antedates the ...
... excavated walls with their alternately projecting and receding steps are remarkable specimens of classical Aksumite architecture . Excavations to the depth of five metres have revealed the presence of a culture which antedates the ...
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... excavated the remains of a big palace and many works of art such as pottery , statues , ornaments and decorated colonnades which date from the earliest period of the establishment of the Sabeans . Other works of ancient times have been ...
... excavated the remains of a big palace and many works of art such as pottery , statues , ornaments and decorated colonnades which date from the earliest period of the establishment of the Sabeans . Other works of ancient times have been ...
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... excavated in 1909 by Enno Littmann , and then in 1947 and in 1960 by Francis Anfray and his co - workers . During the second excavation seventeen tombs , fine objects of bronze and other artefacts were found , revealing new information ...
... excavated in 1909 by Enno Littmann , and then in 1947 and in 1960 by Francis Anfray and his co - workers . During the second excavation seventeen tombs , fine objects of bronze and other artefacts were found , revealing new information ...
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