Aksum

World Heritage

Ethiopia

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The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are located near Ethiopia's northern border. This was the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Persian Empire. These vast ruins date from the 1st to the 13th century AD and include huge obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the remains of an ancient castle. Ethiopian emperors were still crowned in Aksum, long after its political decline in the 10th century.

# Persian Empire

# Ethiopia

# Ancient city ruins

# The Kingdom of Aksum

# Eastern Roman Empire

# Obelisk