Axum's wealth wasn't a mystery—it was built on trade. From around 100 BCE to its peak in the 3rd–6th centuries CE, its ports funneled ivory, gold, and spices between the Mediterranean, Arabia, and India. This commerce funded its iconic stone obelisks and made it the first sub-Saharan African kingdom to mint its own coins. Its adoption of Christianity around 350 CE, centuries before many European nations, was a defining shift. While it famously intervened in Yemen in 525 CE, its direct competitio
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Axum's wealth wasn't a mystery—it was built on trade. From around 100 BCE to its peak in the 3rd–6th centuries CE, its ports funneled ivory, gold, and spices between the Mediterranean, Arabia, and India. This commerce funded its iconic stone obelisks and made it the first sub-Saharan African kingdom to mint its own coins. Its adoption of Christianity around 350 CE, centuries before many European nations, was a defining shift. While it famously intervened in Yemen in 525 CE, its direct competitio
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