Aksum (Ethiopia) – History - Burstein, Stanley (ed.). Ancient African Civilization: Kush and Axum. Princeton: Markus Wiener, 1998. Main Library DT 159.6 N83 A 53 1998 This book introduces the historical background of Kush and Axum. The first chapter includes a description of Kush and its neighbors, and moves on to an exploration of Nubia and its gold mines It also describes Meroe, and the history and the customs of the people of Kush. The second chapter describes the relations between Rome and Kush and the eventual Roman withdrawal from Kush in 298 (C.E.). In the subsequent chapters the author deals extensively with the decline of Kush and the rise of Axum. The book concludes with the ‘end of Antiquity’ and the Christianization of Nubia. - Mann, Kenny. African Kingdoms of the Past: Egypt, Kush, Aksum. New Jersey: Dillon Press, 1997. Main Library DT 83 M317 1997 This book provides a description of three major kingdoms of northeast Africa: Egypt, Kush (the Nubian kingdom) and Aksum (the Ethiopian kingdom). The author begins his chronology starting from the eighteenth dynasty in Egypt, during the reign of queen Hatshepsut, and traces her conquests, expeditions, and the mysteries that surrounded her reign as a pharaoh. In the Kingdom of Kush, particular interest is laid on the reign of King Piye, who succeeded in conquering Upper Egypt as far as Aswan, when Lower Egypt was ruled by Osorkon III, a Libyan king, it was around 751 BC. It is believed that probably the Ethiopian king Ezana is the first Christian king of Aksum. For decades, historians have debated whether Egypt, Kush and Aksum were in fact African kingdoms. The overall aim of this work is to bring out the facts that demonstrate the linkages between Nubia and the rest of Africa
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