Aksum

American

[ahk-soom] / ˈɑk sʊm /

Or Axum

noun

the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom, ruled by Himyaritic emigrants from Arabia.

Aksum British

/ ˈɑːksʊm /

noun

an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigre region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries _ad ). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem

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The Abyssinians is set in the 5th Century in the Aksumite Empire, also known as the Kingdom of Aksum.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025

Aksum was a wealthy and influential monarchy that at its height spanned what is now northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, southern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025

People also stayed in church compounds or the houses of relatives if they had some in Aksum.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023

What similarities did Aksum and Himyar share in Late Antiquity?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

As previously discussed, this violence and political maneuvering in Himyar piqued the interest of Aksum, which was the kingdom’s chief rival because of its nearby location across the Red Sea.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

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