A village in Ethiopia has been discovered which belonged to the little-known Empire of Aksum - a bustling, sprawling metropolis to rival Rome that survived for centuries. The Empire dominated much of ...

The Empire dominated much of Eastern Africa from the first century BC through to 825AD and rivalled its Roman contemporary in size and power. It spread as far as Arabia and was one of the leading ...

Village of Beta Samati has been uncovered and found to belong to Aksum Empire. A village in Ethiopia has been discovered which belonged to the little-known Empire of Aksum - a bustling, sprawling ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 1,700-year-old Christian basilica in Ethiopia. The basilica, from the 4th century A.D., was found in Beta Samati, an ancient town that was once part of ...

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 ...

In the third century AD, the Kingdom of Aksum became one of the earliest Christian states in the world. It was also one of the most important trading hubs in north-east Africa. In fact the ...