Overseas trade became nearly impossible for the Aksumites as the Persian ... The establishment of Arab control over the Red Sea - destroying Adulis between 702 and 715 AD - effectively isolated the ...

Aksum’s rise to power is related to its agricultural productivity, and its excellent location in means of trade near the Red Sea coast ... into the commercial and administrative centre of the Aksumite ...

Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work - a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin ...

The Abyssinians is set in the 5th Century in the Aksumite Empire, also known as the Kingdom of Aksum. Aksum was a wealthy ... It lay at the heart of a trade network between India and the ...

They allowed people to travel between different communities, and they also helped to facilitate trade and commerce. Mountain footpaths are a symbol of the strength and resilience of the people of The ...

It was also a successful commercial hub for trade, protected by a military which was so well known for its skilled archers that the kingdom was often referred to as ‘Land of the Bow’. The Kush empire ...

Arising in what is now northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Kingdom of Aksum came to dominate the Red Sea coast, forming a key part of the trade route between Asia and Europe. Ivory, jewels, ...