The African Navy That Conquered Arabia | Aksum Part 4 #SilentDynasties
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Day 97: The Light of Aksum ✨
Visualizing the soul of the ancient Aksumite Empire. I used AI to "re-code" the Ge'ez script to glow with starlight & set it against a celestial aurora. A tribute to ancient knowledge.
#ViNci #Aksum #aiart #promptengineering #DALLE3 #ianochiengai
#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest in #Aksum #Ethiopia expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft out now from @DarkHorseComics
Tela fragmentada. Muestra a un soberano en un trono con la espada apoyada en el suelo entre las piernas. En la batalla se ven arqueros a pie y a caballo.
Tela tejida en Egipto y descubierta en Antinoópolis. Perteneció a un pantalón y muestra el enfrentamiento en la primera invasión persa de la península arábiga, donde cayó el rey axumita Masrūq ibn Abraha. No tiene estilo egipcio porque es una copia de una […]
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#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest in #Aksum #Ethiopia expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft out now from @DarkHorseComics
Ancient African empires weren't primitive or pagan. Aksum was literate, Christian, and claimed a direct line to King Solomon.
Today, it may be guarding the Ark of the Covenant.
What do you think, is the Ark really in Ethiopia?
#LostArk #Aksum #HistoryThread #ArkOfTheCovenant
AI-generated image of the Ark of the Covenant.
This Ancient African empire claimed to have the ark of the covenant. Still does!
Forget Indiana Jones, a real place today claims to house the original Ark of the Covenant.
It's not in Israel, it's in Ethiopia; guarded 24/7 by a single monk who can never leave.
#History #Aksum
What other looted artifacts should be returned?
The Benin Bronzes? The Rosetta Stone? The Koh-i-Noor Diamond?
Let's talk about what belongs where and why.
#history #Aksum #decolonization
Abebe Alemayehu, who witnessed the 1937 pillaging, stands by the surviving Obelisk of Axum, the twin of the one taken by Mussolini's troops.
Stolen obelisk, international drama and a 1700-year-old stone giant:
In 1937, Mussolini stole a 1700-year-old Aksumite obelisk and shipped it to Rome. It stayed there for over 60 years.
Why did Italy steal it? Why did they return it? And what does it really represent?
#Aksum
Ai-generated image of a Aksumite obelisk overlooked pensively by a scholar.
The mystery of Aksum's 'living stones' endures, inviting us to explore the blurred realms of faith and history. What do you think, were these obelisks guardians of old?
#Aksum #History #Mystery
In ancient Aksum, towering obelisks were more than stone, they were believed to be living guardians housing the spirits of ancestors. What if these monuments were seen as divine protectors?
#History #Aksum
AI-generated map of Ancient Aksum and surrounding territories. With actual Aksumite gold coin overlayed.
In ancient times, one empire's wealth and innovative trade networks astounded its neighbours. The Aksumite Empire built an economy so vibrant it reshaped entire trade routes.
Its secrets might just shock you!
#History #Aksum
#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest in #Aksum #Ethiopia expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft out now from @DarkHorseComics
Before Constantine's Rome turned Christian, Aksum already had. And they didn’t just follow, they led.
Why do you think this story isn’t better known? Should the Aksumite Empire be taught alongside Rome and Persia?
#history #Ethiopia #Aksum #AncientEmpires #Christianity
In the 4th century AD, a king from a powerful African empire converted to Christianity before most of Europe did.
His name? Ezana of Aksum.
But why would a ruler turn to a foreign religion? And what did it cost him?
#History #Aksum
Aksum was an empire of stone giants, holy kings, and global trade routes. It stood toe-to-toe with the giants of its age.
Ever heard of it before this thread? What other 'lost' empires deserve a spotlight?
👇 Let’s talk.
#Aksum #AncientAfrica #History #LostEmpires
An AI-generated image of Ethiopia's highlands with a Axumite obelisk in the centre.
The Roman Empire fell. The Persian Empire faded. But in East Africa, a powerful Christian empire was just getting started.
The Aksumites minted coins, traded with India & China, and carved skyscrapers from stone. You’ve probably never heard of them. Let’s fix that👇
#Axum #Aksum
#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest in #Aksum expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft from @DarkHorseComics
#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest that may hide an Order of the Ancients stronghold in #Aksum expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft from @DarkHorseComics
#AssassinsCreed Mirage comic by myself and @mirkocolak Years before Assassin’s Creed Mirage, young Fuladh and Roshan returns home to investigate unrest that may hide an Order of the Ancients stronghold in #Aksum expanding the links between ACM and AC #Valhalla #ubisoft from @DarkHorseComics
#BlackHistory
#Origins #AfricanHistory
#AfricanKingdoms: #Egypt #Kush #Aksum #Benin #Kongo (Northern Angola) #Carthage #LandofPunt
#TradingKingdoms #MiddleKingdoms: #Ghana #Mali #Songhai #Zimbabwe #Kila
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El Reino de Aksum: Auge, Legado y Cristianización de una Civilización Africana killbait.com/es/el-reino-... #historia #aksum #etiopía #civilizacionesantiguas
7/ The First Hijrah:
While the most famous #Hijrah (or migration) is the migration from Mecca to Medina, many Islamic scholars consider the migration to #Aksum as the “First Hijrah.” This establishment of the first Muslim community outside Arabia marks a significant moment in early Islamic history.
#Ethiopia: #Tigray embarks on rehabilitation of #Aksum Obelisk, restoration of Al-Nejashi Mosque amid push to revive tourism sector
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Efforts to rehabilitate the Aksum Obelisk, restore the Al-Nejashi Mosque have been launched in Tigray.
Die Geschichte von der Königin von Saba, König Salomon und Menelik, welcher die Bundeslade am Ende der Geschichte klaut
Ich weiß übrigens was mit der #Bundeslade passiert ist und wo sie abgeblieben ist.
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