Ezana
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Aksumite king (r. c. 320-350 c.e.){$I[g]Africa;Ezana} Ezana’s rule brought the kingdom of Aksum to the highest level of power, influence, and cosmopolitanism it had ever enjoyed.
Early Life
Relatively little is known about the early life of Ezana (AY-zah-nah) and about the period in Ethiopia’s history that he helped to shape. A tentative birth date is generally given as 303, although that date may be inaccurate by two or three years. For various reasons, 303 appears to be the latest year in which Ezana could have been born into the...
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