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Long before the rise of Islam, the Kingdom of Axum (c. 100–940 CE) dominated the Red Sea, rivaled Rome and Persia, and minted gold coins bearing the cross of a Christian king. In this series, Lucas and Luna explore how this East African empire—from its capital at Aksum in modern Ethiopia—controlled the ivory, frankincense, and slave trades, launched naval expeditions into Arabia, and defeated the Jewish kingdom of Himyar. They trace Axum's origins as a successor to the D'mt civilization, its adoption of Christianity under King Ezana (c. 320 CE), and its enigmatic decline. They examine the iconic monolithic stelae, the mystery of the Ark of the Covenant supposedly housed in the Church of St. Mary of Zion, and the geopolitical dance with Byzantium and Sasanian Persia. They debate: Was Axum truly a 'forgotten rival' to Rome, or a peripheral player? Why did its port of Adulis vanish from history? And what does its legacy mean for modern Ethiopia's identity as a Christian outpost in Africa?
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In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of King Wazeba, one of Axum's most enigmatic rulers. Wazeba ruled in the late 3rd to early 4th centuries AD, a period when Axum was consolidating its p
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the engineering and cultural significance of Axum's towering obelisks, carved from single pieces of granite. They discuss how these stelae were quarried, transported, and erected u
In this episode, we explore the reign of King Gadarat (GDRT), the Aksumite ruler who carved out an empire in South Arabia during the 3rd century CE. Using the Sabaean inscription from Ma'rib and the Monumentum Adulitanum
In 518 CE, the Jewish king Dhu Nuwas of Himyar massacred Christians in Najran, provoking a response from the Christian Negus of Axum, Kaleb. This episode follows Kaleb's invasion of Yemen, the war that made Axum a region
In this episode of The Kingdom of Axum: Rome's Forgotten African Rival, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of King Gadarat, an early Axumite ruler who launched a military campaign into South Arabia around 200 CE. Drawing o
While Axum is often remembered for its towering stelae and early Christian kings, its economic engine was something far more subtle and far-reaching: control of the Red Sea spice routes. In this episode, Lucas and Luna e
Adulis was the port that made Axum rich — a gateway for ivory, gold, and slaves, and a melting pot of Greek, Egyptian, Indian, and African cultures. But for centuries, its exact location was lost. In this episode, Lucas
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the monumental obelisks of Aksum, focusing on the engineering feats, religious symbolism, and cultural legacy of these towering stelae. They discuss the Great Stele, the largest mo
Lucas and Luna dive into the enigma of King Sembrouthes — an Aksumite ruler who left behind the longest royal inscription in the region, the Monumentum Adulitanum, yet remains nearly unknown outside scholarly circles. Th
Long before Axum rivaled Rome, a king named Endubis minted the first indigenous coins in sub-Saharan Africa. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Endubis used gold and silver not just for trade, but to project pow
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the reign of King Ezana, the fourth-century Axumite ruler who conquered the Kingdom of Kush (Meroe) and declared Christianity the state religion. They explore the archaeological
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of King Sembrouthes, a lesser-known Aksumite ruler who left behind one of the most important inscriptions in Ethiopian history: the Monumentum Adulitanum. This stone monu
In the early 7th century, Axum faced its greatest existential threat: a Sasanian Persian invasion that seized its vital port of Adulis and cut off its trade routes. This episode follows King Armah's desperate resistance,
Before Axum fell to climate change and shifting trade routes, it faced a persistent threat from the desert nomads of the eastern Sudan: the Beja. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the centuries-long conflict betwee
The Kingdom of Axum was one of the ancient world's great powers, and its military might was legendary. But few know the story of its war elephants — captured from the wilds of Africa, trained for battle, and used to proj
After Axum's conversion to Christianity under King Ezana in the mid-fourth century AD, the kingdom's coinage underwent a radical transformation. Gold coins that once bore the symbols of Mahrem, Astar, Beher, and Medr now
Did the Kingdom of Axum dominate the ancient ivory trade so completely that it could arm Roman armies and trigger wars in India? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the forgotten economy of elephant ivory — how Axum'
Long before Kaleb's famous invasion of Himyar, Axum ran a sophisticated intelligence network across the Red Sea. This episode follows the shadowy figure of a Himyari double agent known only from a single Greek papyrus fr
In this episode of The Kingdom of Axum, Lucas and Luna explore how King Kaleb used coinage as a tool of political and religious propaganda during the 6th century CE. Kaleb's gold, silver, and bronze coins—minted at the h
Who was the Queen of Sheba? In African tradition, she's Makeda of Axum, a powerful monarch who controlled the Red Sea trade routes around 1000 BC. This episode separates legend from likely history: the Sabaean inscriptio
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