Giant Stelae Are Raised at Aksum
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Arts, Architecture
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Ethiopia
- Date: 3d-5th century
Article abstract: Large monuments constructed of single stones were placed on the northern edge of the city of Aksum.
Summary of Event
The history of the almost impenetrable, mountainous region that consists of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea spans three thousand years. The biblical queen of Sheba is believed to have come from this region, which embraced Judaism around 900 b.c.e. The most important of the ancient Ethiopic states was Aksum. The Aksumite people were a mixture of Cushitic-speaking peoples from the Ethiopian highlands and Semitic-speaking...
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