Aksumites
31 artifacts · 700 BCE – 950 CE · people (8) · artifact (7) · architecture (6) · spiritual (4) · art (3) · battle (3)
The Aksumite civilization, located in present-day Ethiopia, was a major trading empire known for its monumental obelisks and early adoption of Christianity. The artifacts displayed here reflect the Aksumites' rich cultural tapestry, showcasing their technological prowess and significant role in connecting Africa with the ancient world.
The Collection
- Yeha — 700 BCE · architecture
- Book of Enoch — 200 BCE · artifact
- Adulis — 100 CE · architecture
- Qohaito — 100 CE · architecture
- Periplus of the Erythraean Sea — 100 CE · artifact
- Sembrouthes — 200 CE · people
- Obelisk of Axum — 300 CE · architecture
- Ezana of Axum — 330 CE · people
- Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion — 340 CE · architecture
- Ark of the Covenant — 340 CE · artifact
- Timkat — 340 CE · spiritual
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church — 341 CE · spiritual
- Agaw people — 400 CE · people
- Frumentius — 400 CE · people
- Ezana Stone — 400 CE · artifact
- Ethiopian cross — 400 CE · art
- Tabot — 400 CE · art
- Beta Israel — 400 CE · spiritual
- Kaléb — 450 CE · people
- Garima Gospels — 494 CE · artifact
- Ethiopian art — 500 CE · art
- Nine Saints — 500 CE · spiritual
- Year of the Elephant — 570 CE · battle
- Dungur — 600 CE · architecture
- Abraha — 600 CE · people
- migration to Abyssinia — 615 CE · battle
- Armah — 615 CE · people
- Kebra Nagast — 700 CE · artifact
- Zagwe dynasty — 900 CE · battle
- Lalibela — 900 CE · artifact
- Gudit — 950 CE · people