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Aksum

Capital of the Aksumite trading empire; giant carved stelae, own coinage, early-4th-c. Christianity.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1 CE mainstream
  rise of the Kingdom of Aksum source
• 300 CE mainstream
  great stelae raised over royal tombs source
• 330 CE mainstream
  King Ezana adopts Christianity source

Where

14.1319° N, 38.7186° E

Sources

• https://www.britannica.com/place/Aksum-Ethiopia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk_of_Axum
• https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/monumental-architecture-and-stelae-of-the-aksumite-empire

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