The Empire of Aksum (Axum)

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  • @hardtruth7581
    @hardtruth7581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    I can tell immediately, you did a lot of research on this ancient African empire. Axum was such a powerful Kingdom, that gets hardly mentioned at all. It's going to take Independent historians like yourself to bring these type of civilizations to the for front. Thanks.

    • @jasoncolleran2178
      @jasoncolleran2178 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      if you know history axum is there but its not really readily that accessible unless you do a lot of reading :)

    • @blueeyes6852
      @blueeyes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cy does an incredible job of research! He's my son and my history professor (we bond over Cy's history lessons - lol). You had a very nice comment btw!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Wow, thanks so much... comments like yours make my day... thank you! Actually there's more I wanted to add but couldn't due to time. However, I'm going to do a supplementary podcast where I'll go more into depth with some of these topics for those of you who want to learn more.
      Again, thanks so much for stopping by and the kind words of encouragement...they mean a lot! Stay tuned to more and stay safe!

    • @joeltt799
      @joeltt799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HistorywithCy you deserve it and ima waiting for more cuz axum are interesting

    • @MiloTheCrotonian
      @MiloTheCrotonian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy hey u should do the kingdom of numidia

  • @Shoongie_s_husband
    @Shoongie_s_husband 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Watching this while living few kilometers away from current day Axum City.
    Keep it up bro. The Aksumite kingdom is so underrated (i mean it needs more attention)

  • @fraolmtf
    @fraolmtf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Kingdom of Aksum is notable for a number of achievements, such as its own alphabet, the Ge'ez alphabet. Under Emperor Ezana, Aksum adopted Christianity, which gave rise to the present-day Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. wealthy African civilization thrived for centuries, controlling a large territorial state and access to vast trade routes linking the Roman Empire to the Middle East and India. Proud to be Ethiopian

  • @gavriloprincipgaming7857
    @gavriloprincipgaming7857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Saint Kaleb : “The Most Based Black Man In History”

    • @bluewatson4341
      @bluewatson4341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Get rekked Himyarites

    • @長谷川恒男
      @長谷川恒男 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can you send a link to that original video? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

    • @xbouxix
      @xbouxix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@長谷川恒男 watch?v=ye1HFp7cOW8&t=392s&ab_channel=Malthius at the 5 min point

    • @BroadwayRonMexico
      @BroadwayRonMexico 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A fellow Malthius enjoyer, I see

    • @Truename586
      @Truename586 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@長谷川恒男 change your name

  • @zoethegreatfish
    @zoethegreatfish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    I'm an eastern orthodox christian. I loved this! And the icons! I didn't know about the empire of aksum. Thank you!

    • @selenah25
      @selenah25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Really you should no more they even used to rule Yemen

    • @sedwillful
      @sedwillful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Ethiopia is mentioned more times than any other nation in the Judeo-Christian bible.

    • @brockennation2756
      @brockennation2756 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

    • @sallamt.amhara
      @sallamt.amhara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sedwillful albeit during that time Ethiopia meant everything that wasn't north africa in Africa lol, but Ethiopia happened to fulfill an important part in the bible for Ethiopians, "Ethiopia shall soon stretch her hands unto God"

    • @sedwillful
      @sedwillful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sallamt.amhara Aethiopia included North Africa; meaning the burnt faced..this included Libya and areas along the Nile and Jerusalem. I'm an adult, the use the whole "lol" when addressing me kid.

  • @ninagolgi3132
    @ninagolgi3132 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    People are really stepping up thier history game. As a kid in the 80s, it was exhausting having to explain being Ethiopian to my American friends/classmates/random annoying people on Holloween when my mom insisted I dress as an Ethiopan princess... yes we do celebrate Christmas, but not like you, a little different, a more ancient version, aha...no my grandmother didn't serve yours... we weren't even here, and so on. All that to say I've seen a lot of progress, it's almost like people are looking for accurate history now. Thanks content creator for your efforts.

    • @Noirrdiorr
      @Noirrdiorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You know that this history only belongs to the tigriyna people and kings of Ethopia only right?

    • @jadonmesfun6479
      @jadonmesfun6479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      king Kaleb of Axum Yes. It’s mostly northern Ethiopia (Tigray region) and Eritrea.

    • @Noirrdiorr
      @Noirrdiorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jadon Mesfun yhh

    • @theprodigy2236
      @theprodigy2236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Noirrdiorr no why are you even saying this so confidently 😂 tigrays and Eritreans just inhabit the place now but that doesnt make it your history

    • @Noirrdiorr
      @Noirrdiorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The prodigy they have inhabited Tigray and Eritrea for centuries and i have proof from google that tegarus found Axum kingdom we found Axum kingdom lol

  • @jaydonnelly5038
    @jaydonnelly5038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The part about the coins is fascinating!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, there are soon many of them that have been discovered. They're actually the source that we have for knowing/confirming the existence of the various Aksumite kings. The British Museum has a huge collection, many of which they've posted online if you're interested in looking at more of them.
      Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it! Stay safe!

    • @leronealijackson7458
      @leronealijackson7458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is true though!!!

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy the british should return our coins tho

  • @HistoryTime
    @HistoryTime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Awesome stuff man. Really enjoyed it. Would love to pick your brains some time about these guys as I also have a video planned. Specifically I find the pre-christian stuff fascinating. Cheers!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey, thanks for stopping by! Sure, I'd love to help and will give you whatever resources I have. I'm planning on doing a supplementary podcast to this episode and for that, Hidden History is going to send me some more material. I'll pass along whatever I get as well as any other resources/books if you'd like. I think you're really going to enjoy making a vid or two about Aksum and/or other parts of east Africa. Hope all else is well on your side of the pond and stay safe!

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HistorywithCy did u say rome translate and write our bible for aksum ?
      Do you realize aksum spoke a language called saba or geez which is VERY similar to hebrew ? Both languages are semitic ... and originated from the same middle eastern roots
      besides the axumites hv traded with middle easterners(jews+arabs) for CENTURIES OFC they do have some understanding with thier languages .. they dont need a white man from europe translating between two SEMITIC languages 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy if chrstianity and jew and Islam originated in middle east
      Both east Africa aksum and europe rome have same approximate to middleeast
      Then why should a white guy from rome introduce aksumites about religion that stem from middleeast ? And even before rome was chrstian itself ? aksum was chrstian first so it makes no sense
      Arabs tribes were jew n chrstian before they become islam

  • @aymenalazab5008
    @aymenalazab5008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    i never knew as a yemeni about my history like this but this is amazing 🇾🇪

    • @alemumolla7350
      @alemumolla7350 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Black Yemeni are amhara ethiniccaly

    • @samabeka3023
      @samabeka3023 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Aksum is not Yemen. Stop stealing Black African's history. In ancient times,from the Middle East till Asia were all part of African !

    • @Tribuneoftheplebs
      @Tribuneoftheplebs ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ​@@samabeka3023 yemen was a part of the Aksumite empire. It is Yemen history and Ethiopian history

    • @aghileshemdani3144
      @aghileshemdani3144 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@samabeka3023 ..aksum are not pure black History .
      They are ppl who mix between south Yémen ppl with native African that résult in formation of aksum.

    • @BF-bb5us
      @BF-bb5us ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@aghileshemdani3144 That is false to try and deny the history. Axum rose as a result of the indigenous people of both Eritrea and Ethiopia and there is no evidence of mixing only a relationship of trade and cultural exchange.

  • @SeaAngel24676
    @SeaAngel24676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have a test on Aksum next week, thank you for this video!
    I may research more about this once the test is over...this is interesting stuff.

    • @yonitad9483
      @yonitad9483 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now its war the government Ethiopia is declar war on the people and there is genocide am from there tigray from axum its being 2 whole year since there is no food, water, no commutation, still going on

  • @NorzoTech
    @NorzoTech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I'm Eritrean :) i'm so sad that very few people know about Aksum

    • @joek600
      @joek600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I understand your frustration. On the other hand very few people (academics excluded) have a basic understanding of the Eastern Roman Empire.

    • @amas2441
      @amas2441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know about them they were many immigrants from ancient persia came from Eritrea and Ethiopia they are still exist in iran as zarastorian.

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you are eritrean it is not belongs to u this history. Just throw this name to greece. We r agazian our land must get its proper name the land of agazi saba or bahri negash. Because the history of the aksum only belongs to tigrinja speaker and tigre speaker

    • @icu4life240
      @icu4life240 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's worse is people don't know the truth about Axum.

    • @moni7803
      @moni7803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@kakamhari1433 tigrinya is an eritrean language

  • @cgeorge4930
    @cgeorge4930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Man, you do so much work for these vids, awesome drive man, honestly inspiring, thank you Cy!
    Strength and honor.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you my friend, strength and honor to you as well! Stay safe!

  • @esrarengiztayfa3090
    @esrarengiztayfa3090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    i have been searching axum since yesterday and today i saw this video. thank you so much! your research and narration is wonderful as always.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, glad that you found it useful! More to come soon, stay safe!

  • @mishapurser7542
    @mishapurser7542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I learned about Aksum recently so I'm really glad to see this video.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to hear it and thanks for stopping by, appreciate it... more African history to come soon, stay safe!

    • @bartek8632
      @bartek8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should more it was one of the 4 most powerful kingdoms in the world like Roman, Greek,...

  • @jimboy419
    @jimboy419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I visited the town of Aksum and you can see the stele and there's a nice little museum with some very old objects in it.

    • @lilspacecoupe1585
      @lilspacecoupe1585 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But Europeans like to say Africans never built any civilization and lived in mud huts when Europeans met them🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @freebandzz3539
    @freebandzz3539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    So proud of my ancestors history as a person family who’s from Djibouti 🇩🇯 ❤️

    • @eyassuhabtamu
      @eyassuhabtamu ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂 you are not habesha aksumite use to sell you

    • @bliztty5215
      @bliztty5215 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eyassuhabtamulmao exactly I don’t get these other Horner trying to claim Aksum lol only afar were incudled that were not habesha

    • @shaqhashi6114
      @shaqhashi6114 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@eyassuhabtamuaxumites never had somalis or somalia other way around buddy 😂

    • @JakeEvans-bz8ll
      @JakeEvans-bz8ll ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@eyassuhabtamuEthiopian were sold into slavery by ottoman that how gannibal got to Russia stop worrying about something you had no part in accomplishing that why everyone laughs at you killing each other over crumbs of bread 1 million Ethiopians died in the civil war

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@bliztty5215afar and beja the most ethnically related people to somalis

  • @ReidarWasenius
    @ReidarWasenius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As always, I gave a thumbs up as soon as the video started. Once again, very glad I did. THANKS!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank so much, I really appreciate it! Glad you liked the video as well! More to come soon, but more importantly, stay safe out there!

  • @astrOtuba
    @astrOtuba ปีที่แล้ว +3

    🎧Music used in the video:
    0:00 ???
    1:56 Caravan Trails - Sight of Wonders
    3:55 Encountering the Unknown - Zauana
    6:04 Rushing Through Addis Ababa - Sight of Wonders
    7:18 When Warriors Align - Zauana
    Damn, I like it. To me it sounds like the best tracks from the last Assassin's Creed games. I was looking for a long time for the genre(s) with similar sound and on Epidemic Sound it's named as ”Adventure“, Qobuz names it as ”World“.
    I hope I've helped you since you're reading this🙃
    By the way, to identify tracks I've used Ultimate Vocal Remover GUI to remove the voice and Shazamed the result.
    It wasn't able to find the first track. but it's similar to Tambores Africanos - Tambores Ancestrais

  • @hermescarraro3393
    @hermescarraro3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was AMAZING!!
    Now I am really looking forward to a video about the Yoruba people.
    Did you know that a single bronze artifact from this culture almost managed to destroy the scientific and racist bias of the europeans during the colonisation era???
    This is just amazing

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hi! No, I didn't know that... I'll definitely have to look into that. I still consider myself a novice when it comes to African history, but my interest in it is growing every day... keep reading these books I manage to get from the library before it closed.
      How are you doing my friend? I hope things are getting better in your area...I know it's been hit hard. Everything OK with the family? Godspeed that things get better soon... stay safe my friend!

    • @hermescarraro3393
      @hermescarraro3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy
      Thank you.
      My father is stuck in another city, unfortunately.
      But thanks goodness, he is safe.
      He is stationed in an hotel alongside other coworkers.
      We are receaving masks directly from the governament.
      They are not great, but it's better than having none, I guess.
      The Pope made a sermon yesterday
      It was nice of him, I suppose.
      He blessed the nations of the world, and stated that this benediction is not limited to christians only, but to everyone who is suffering.
      I do not like how the other European nations are treating us.
      Even our politicians openly expressed anger on the whole european situation.
      Our governament is also giving money back to the cities around the country, so that it is given to the families in need.
      But to be completely blunt.
      It's not enough.
      It's like, 34€ or something for family, it's useless.
      My family is fine.
      But I know of others who are pretty much screwed.
      Some people even begun to rob markets to get food.
      But at least I have hope for our doctors.
      They are very good, and they are giving their best to help
      The same goes for our policemen, they are trying to keep tresspassers at bay as much as they can.
      The governament also gave money to the workers who left their jobs.
      Wich is good.
      But they like, gave the same ammount of money bolph to those who worked legaly and those who worked illegaly.
      And that is not fair
      I am not against giving money to those who worked illegaly.
      But those who worked legaly deserve more, by default.
      I mean.
      Comeone...
      You can't reward those who worked hard and payed their taxes, in the same way as those who are literal tax evaders.
      It's dumb.
      And some politicians are actualy starting to fear a revolt of the people.
      That's right.
      A REVOLT
      That is how bad their decisions were.
      Thank goodness, the leader of my region is a competent man and is working hard to fix the situation.
      But it all depends on the citizens.
      They are the ones who need to think about their neighbours and keep themselves at bay.
      In times like these we should think about others, and be less selfcentered.
      I have heard of people stealing mask supplies from others.
      And that is just wrong.
      Again
      I hope that, werever you live, the situation will never get this bad.
      I hope you are fine, your family is fine, and everyone you know is fine
      Sorry if the comment is long.

    • @hermescarraro3393
      @hermescarraro3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy
      Also.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_from_Ife
      Here.
      In case you are interested.
      I am sorry about your books.
      But you know.
      The internet can still give a hand sometimes.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I understand... here in the US it also depends on the area. Right now New York City is the worst hit - about 40% of all cases in the US are in the NYC metropolitan area. Other areas are catching up... New Orleans per capita may be even worse in a few weeks - it seems to have spread a lot there after their annual Mardi gras celebration. Oh course the numbers are going up now because we've just started to get more testing kits, though it's still not enough. The good news is that the president here is finally starting to take this whole thing seriously. The bad news of course is that his response is a bit late and he probably could and should have done more a couple of weeks ago.
      Stay safe my friend! It'll all get better... I know it's bad in Italy but hopefully the worst of it will be over soon. God bless!

    • @hermescarraro3393
      @hermescarraro3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy
      Thank you man.
      I hope the best for America and you too.
      I try to look at the positives.
      Venice waters are cleaner than ever.
      And our seas will replenish now that fishing is practicaly impossible.
      This is good.
      And animals in the wild are replenishing now that humans are not interacting with them
      It's unfortunate that these positive changes had to come only thanks to a deadly desease...
      But you know.
      The country will look better than ever afterwards.

  • @leandrobalmaceda5631
    @leandrobalmaceda5631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I loved the video! I didn't know about this empire. Thank you very much Cy!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you liked it! Hope that all is well in Cordoba! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

    • @leandrobalmaceda5631
      @leandrobalmaceda5631 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy Yeah! We are all in quarantine so nobody on the streets hahaha. Take care man!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, you too!

  • @rparl
    @rparl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The last ruler before the Communist regime was Haile Selassie, who claimed decent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. He was a strong advocate for one man one vote and in Ethiopia he was the one man with the one vote. The calendar stopped whenever he left the country, which would be hell for a Windows computer. But there weren't any. The U.S. Army had a base there but left when the leftists took over.

  • @dominictemple
    @dominictemple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I've actually heard about Aksum before, however it was in a fictional setting. The scifi author Eric Flint did an alternate history series about the Byzantine general Belisarius and the Aksumite empire appears as a regional power and seagoing empire in the books, thanks for the further info.

    • @hebanker3372
      @hebanker3372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They where the dominant force in the Red Sea until the rise of the chaliphate.They conducted wars of proxy with the Persians for the control of the Arabian Peninsula.

  • @sambunny1582
    @sambunny1582 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Long Live Orthodoxy ☦️

  • @LaPtaVerdad
    @LaPtaVerdad 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    0:25 bro looks so jolly with his zebra :3

  • @spacewolf5043
    @spacewolf5043 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just visited Axum, its so beautiful and I feel I travel back to time, it still look ancient city

  • @IgnatiusEPJ
    @IgnatiusEPJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Ge’ez is pronounced like guh-uhz. The ‘e’ is a neutral vowel.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thank you, I appreciate the explanation of the correct pronunciation. I looked it up on another video and tried to sound it out correctly but suppose it didn't sound exactly right. I'll do my best to correct it in future.
      Thanks and stay safe!

    • @leronealijackson7458
      @leronealijackson7458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's correct Eric!!!

    • @bobted6266
      @bobted6266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not necessarily in my dialect of tigrinya spoken in the tigray and Eritrea it is pronounced ge'ez and that's where the empire head was

    • @theprodigy2236
      @theprodigy2236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bobted6266 yeah but that doesn't make it your empire

    • @cheguevara5751
      @cheguevara5751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The prodigy... GE'EZ does belong to TIGRIGNA and TIGRE speaking people. It's not related to AGEW what's so ever.

  • @wretchedegg2208
    @wretchedegg2208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Axum was getting very powerful, so they would like to build a long stick".

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is clearly a vision of a skyscraper or a building in the 1st century , its not a stick , it have a door and windows scarved on the stones ,
      Bzw in 13th century they made the vision come true they built similar buildings with stone that have axum.marks all over it , lalibela churchs

    • @sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622
      @sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@rediettadesse2828 "Open the country. Stop having it be closed."

  • @taboritskygaming7841
    @taboritskygaming7841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Heathens eternally btfo by legendary based black man.

    • @xbouxix
      @xbouxix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you`re a man of culture i see

    • @hheboi2567
      @hheboi2567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im so so sorry but its not a African man/black man but its austronesian

    • @Zayfarias8888
      @Zayfarias8888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ethiopians are black , Yemeni , Jew and some east Asia's tribe mix peoples

    • @Zayfarias8888
      @Zayfarias8888 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@placeholder9724 Ethiopia take over Yemeni until the There were so many strong Arab kingdoms and they attacked Yemen and take over Yemen and the peoples in north Ethiopia , Egypt , Yemen and North Sudan used to have almost the same but the ones in Ethiopia have darker skin and a little lighter skin peoples and Ethiopia means dark skin peoples because when the Greeks first goes to Africa Ethiopians were the first peoples they found and they have the same face Structure as Yemen peoples but dark skin and most Ethiopian peoples do A genetic test and most of them have a 30% to 15 % Yemeni and If you seen an Ethiopian person from the north Ethiopia they didn't look Quite same as a black person and there was also a DNA proof that the the man looks just like an Ethiopian person You understand what I'm saying if you know what Ethiopians looks like and there was also a proof those peoples speaks Guez and write in Guez aka old Ethiopian language and most peoples can steel speak it but peoples slowly stop speaking Guez 152 yeas ago but Guez and Amharic used the same letters and sounds and the remains found in Aksum shows that the peoples were Ethiopians (Abisinian)

  • @UnimpressedViking
    @UnimpressedViking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm so happy I found your channel. Thanks so much for all your work!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for stopping by, really appreciate it...stay safe!

  • @Linck192
    @Linck192 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd really like to see a movie or TV series about the Kingdom of Aksum. It's probably tricky thought since there's not much info on how exactly the buildings looked like, what people dressed, what were their activities etc

  • @olliefoxx7165
    @olliefoxx7165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    New history says they were one of the most powerful empires ever. The wheel is said to come from them as was stringed instruments, mathematics and the beginnings of astronomy. They had reknowned cartographers and the equivalent of today's universities. Their dye makers were master's of vibrant color.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, it was said that along with Rome, Persia and China, Aksum was one of the four most powerful states in early antiquity.
      Thanks for stopping by and stay safe my friend!

    • @hhassan3273
      @hhassan3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL. EGYPTIAN are the oldest and first empire in entire Africa. They existed before Aksum. The land of Punt now Somaliland existed before Aksum

    • @hhassan3273
      @hhassan3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Astronomers, Maths everything you mentioned was in Egyptian empire never been in Aksum. Its in bible torati and qur'an

    • @hhassan3273
      @hhassan3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @A's notes Will research that, just never heard of it. So who else used those mathematical say that Ethiopian came up with? Where is it mentioned? Im curious to know more about.

    • @hhassan3273
      @hhassan3273 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @A's notes History shows Ancient Greek were the first to invent anstronimy during 4th century. What year did Ethiopia found their astronomy

  • @eliasstenman3710
    @eliasstenman3710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Medieval historian: Now where is Prester John in all this?

    • @leronealijackson7458
      @leronealijackson7458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Prester John was the Christian Ethiopian Emperor ruler of a Island of Christianity in a sea of Islam

    • @mikloscsuvar6097
      @mikloscsuvar6097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leronealijackson7458 He "ruled" in the pist-Aksum era.

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First he ruled in the Malabar Coast in India, then he migrated all the way to the Ethiopian Highlands to become Emperor of Ethiopia.... makes sense.

    • @bobted6266
      @bobted6266 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wildfire9280 how does that make sense

    • @Imperator04
      @Imperator04 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wildfire9280 the crusaders found him in Ethiopia

  • @Christian_Maoist.
    @Christian_Maoist. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Truly, the most legendary of all based black guys.

    • @bartek8632
      @bartek8632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Google more about andromeda, helen of troy memnon ,Saba you will be more impressed

    • @knowledgedesk1653
      @knowledgedesk1653 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Nubians

  • @esimiphaeus2363
    @esimiphaeus2363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The inscription of Abraha is the best witness to the fact that the Kingdom of Aksum is an extension of the kingdom of Dammat, and its kings are among the Jezzis

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know the meaning of daemot(dammat)? First understand the meaning before u talk much. Dammat litterarly means beyond. This representes to the kingdom ruled under aksumite empire beyond the red sea on the present day arabian peninsula.

    • @StopTheLiess
      @StopTheLiess 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your lying. D'mt happened before Ageazan and then Axum. I know your not Tigrayan or Eritrea (present day Axum)@@kakamhari1433

  • @hasanitto
    @hasanitto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The only video i have seen using correct maps for the Aksumite kingdom.🙌🏼

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is not correct the aksumite kingdom extended to all the arabian peninsula most part of sudan near the border with kemet and northern somalia this is the correct

    • @hasanitto
      @hasanitto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kakamhari1433 nope bro the Arabian Peninsula part is just south Yemen for a short period of time and they were kicked out by Persians. Thats not how to claim lands. Somalia too was once close to Adisababa, that doesnt mean till Addis it belonged to Somalia. Aksumite kingdom was too small and even never reached South Parts of current Ethiopia. Infact after the 19 hundreds was the Time that this expansion movement began and thus capturing twice of their size🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just see this not only the arabian peninsula but almost the entire somalia sudan and halve kemet were ours. You can come with the evidence then we will show you ours. We v all written evidence not like u orall evidence. Every thing is well recorded. Can you tell ne the meaning of berbera, kebri dahar, mokadisho this is typical evidnce because this is names belong to us. The meaning of it only explained by us. We v more than enough artifacts that proves this in somalia

    • @hasanitto
      @hasanitto 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kakamhari1433 😂😂😂 am not coming with oral stuff but u ar, just google it urself, the west has maps from all borders in all around the world. Aksum was just current Eritrea and northernmost parts of current Ethiopia🤷🏽‍♂️ the Ethiopia u now know was formed just after WW2 and the expansion was in between the two World Wars✅ learn ur history please😉

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hasanitto this is totaly wrong. Aksum. You can never ever able to tell us about the aksumite(sabean) people and their empire. The aksumite empire were very very huge. If you blieve the lie has been fabricated the arabs and their masters in the west you just keep qiute. Aksumite empire extended from all the arabian peninsula, northern sudan up to the border with kemet, somalia, djoubuti the socatra all this were our histirical lands but controlled now by the arabs or others. Djoubuti and zeila, berbera somaliland, puntlands and others were given to french and british colonies by emperor minelik. But it were our lands

  • @shookreeseeree4
    @shookreeseeree4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just heard about this Aksum Empire from the talk given by Lloyd de Jongh on the Holy Humanist TH-cam channel.

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great work!
    Now the people will finally learn what the "long stick" really was. :)

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you, stay safe out there!

    • @aghileshemdani3144
      @aghileshemdani3144 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you explain what do you mean by long stick

    • @Artur_M.
      @Artur_M. ปีที่แล้ว

      @Aghiles Hemdani In a viral video from around 5 years ago, "History of the entire world, I guess" by Bill Wurtz, Aksum is very briefly mentioned as building "a long stick", which is a reference to the Obelisk.

  • @yaruqadishi8326
    @yaruqadishi8326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Axum good but more ancient ethiopia like Dm't earlier.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'll look into Dm't ...thank you!

    • @leronealijackson7458
      @leronealijackson7458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't forget about ይሐ (Yeha) it was a older civilization in Ethiopia like the Pre-Axumite kingdom of D'mt too!!!!!!

    • @leronealijackson7458
      @leronealijackson7458 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy It's D'mt not Dm't okay.

    • @Noirrdiorr
      @Noirrdiorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lerone Jackson bro u need to do ur research Axum kingdom was ruled by both north ethopia and Eritrea

    • @Noirrdiorr
      @Noirrdiorr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i know you fnyfy what are you talking about bro this is only tigriyna history all the kings of Axum were born in Tigray or Eritrea

  • @Karen-id2ho
    @Karen-id2ho 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This rly helped w skl. I am literally suffering w the amount of work I have and its harder bc of online classes😭 thx so much for making this video its helped a lot.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for stopping by, glad that it was helpful! Stay safe!

  • @PJOh
    @PJOh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Your viewers might be interested in knowing that based on my research, much of the Korean vocabulary is based on Akkadian, Ge'ez, Tigrinya and Hebrew along with some words from Gafat. Even the letters of the Korean alphabetic system created in the mid 15th century by King Sejong are probably derived from early Hebrew along with the Sabean script of Ge'ez, based on my own independent research. The first European to give an account of the Korean language, Joseph Hager, noted how the syllabaries of Korean are the same as those found in "Aksumite" and Amharic; yet this topic has been so understudied. Yet, we know that languages such as Tamil and other Dravidian languages have probably been heavily influenced by Ge'ez; and it is also a fact that several important published papers have shown similarities between Dravidian languages and Korean, although it has traditionally been believed that Korean has primarily been influenced by Turkic and Tungusic languages - yet, I believe that Turkic languages have also been influenced heavily by the same Akkadian, Hebrew, and Ge'ez languages, especially as we know from the Bible that the Messianic Jewish communities mentioned in Revelation (for instance Smyrna, where Polycarp was overseer) were residing in western part of modern day Turkey, which was then called "Asia".
    Speaking of "Asia", it was the Aksumites who coined the name "Hatsia" which means "rulers/kings", because they sent many of their Judaic royalty to parts of Asia. Apparently, when the leaders of Aksum saw how Rome was oppressing and seeking to eradicate Jewish religion in Palestine, they decided to start empires in Southern India, where the ancestors of the Dravidian people such as Tamil-speakers lived - as well as the kingdom of Goguryo. Yes, this is one of those things that almost no history book will mention, but based on my own research, it is very likely that the founders of Goguryo were from Aksum, especially because "Goguryo" is a very frequently used phrase even today among speakers of Tigrinya, who are the heirs of the Aksumite heritage and the ones whose ancestors spoke Ge'ez. "Goguryo" means "Dig it up" or "Look it up"; and it appears to be meant to promote an ethic and governance system based on examination of the scriptures. The name of kingdom that would come to succeed Goguryo, Balhae, is probably derived from the Ge'ez word meaning "enlightened", which is Berhe.
    There are also many cultural similarities between Tigrayan and traditional Korean culture, many of which persist to this day. Traditionally, the commoners nearly always wore white clothing. The traditional musical styles, are very similar. The mannerisms, standards of respect, bowing culture, and many customs are very similar.
    I believe even Dangun, who is said to be the founder of ancient Korea, probably had a Danite mother, since Greek "gune" means "wife". During the Assyrian invasions of the 8th century, many of the Danites, along with members of the tribes of Asher, Naphtali, and Gad migrated to what is now Ethiopia, where they joined the descendants of Moses, Levites and those of the tribe of Judah who had already migrated there. I believe there will eventually be found lots of links with the tribes of Levi and Dan in particular in Korean history upon thorough examination.
    Another interesting factor is that if one views the official map produced in 1402 called Gangnido, it is rather obvious that Lake Tana is drawn disproportionately large while the rest of the continent of Africa pales in comparison. For me, this confirms my belief that many of those who migrated to Korea had come from the region where they spoke Ge'ez, Hebrew, Tigrinya and Gafat, all of which were spoken in ancient Aksum.

    • @isiomaamma9869
      @isiomaamma9869 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some correction there , Asher ,Gad and Judah is scattered, some are on the continent and some were taken as slaves in the Americas ,Napthali is in South Africa every body forgot we are the people of the bible

    • @SW-et4zb
      @SW-et4zb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s such an interesting theory

    • @kakamhari1433
      @kakamhari1433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even though you v raised many issues it seems some of it may be correct. Because we when we look deeply in to the culture and local tradition and plays we the tigrinja speaker v much similarity with chinees, korean and japanees. Our character is much similar with korean and japanes. Regarding the alphabet our alphabet is also the source of the latine,hebrew, aramaic and arabic. This has a historical facts. The present day arabian peninsula(hager) were our land before the arabs came and conquere it. The arabic it self were taken more than 85% of its words from us tigrinja(sabean). The whole quran is totaly tigrinja starting from the name mahammed, mesjid, sharia almost all the words are ours. How they get this religion has a historical reason. This fact is the same with hebrew and aramaic.

    • @PJOh
      @PJOh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isiomaamma9869 your comments do not constitute a "correction" based on the writings of El-Hadani, which testifies that SOME from these tribes settled in the lands beyond the rivers of Cush. That is why I indicated that it was SOME from these tribes. I agree that SOME of these tribes migrated or settled elsewhere in the world, especially the Danites who appear to have gone to many parts of the globe.

    • @Tribuneoftheplebs
      @Tribuneoftheplebs ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am Tigrayan and have done some amateur research on early Ethiopia/Axum/D'mt. There needs to be more study into the early Jewish/Semitic trading communities along the red sea. Axum was likely founded as a trading city linked to the port of Massawa by semitic speaking Jews that by that point would have been fairly integrated on both sides of the red sea.

  • @christianeshale6621
    @christianeshale6621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Merci beaucoup በጣም አመስግናለሁ::

  • @matf5593
    @matf5593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ethiopian history is so cool. Merci beaucoup! Vive l'Éthiopie!

  • @amandalynfriedland4925
    @amandalynfriedland4925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This help with my homework :) thank you

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad to hear, good luck with school and stay safe!

  • @yoyototo2054
    @yoyototo2054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder why was this never in the computer game: age of empires. It would have been one of the greatest games ever.

  • @xy3447
    @xy3447 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🌿🥀 🇪🇷 🙏 🇻🇳 ✔️ The proud history of both ERITREANS & TEGARU and the ENVY of the AMHARAS ✔️🇻🇳 🙏 🇪🇷 🥀🌿

    • @MBelay-j2u
      @MBelay-j2u 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😅😅

    • @Ussupa-the-hero
      @Ussupa-the-hero 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MBelay-j2uThe history of Amhara ancestors, stop lying, Amhara Ethiopia is older than Tigray stupid

  • @anthonyrobinson6590
    @anthonyrobinson6590 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good stuff. Concise and explained very well.

  • @Nyte-Owl
    @Nyte-Owl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

  • @husambotros3958
    @husambotros3958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great to find out new stuff cy and hope you can find time for all the other stuff waiting in line😆😆😆.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha oh man the line is long... I'm going to have to jump around a bit. Don't worry though, I still have have a lot more on the ancient and medieval Near East planned! That will never stop even as I go into different parts of the world.
      Thanks and stay safe!

    • @husambotros3958
      @husambotros3958 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy good to know that 😆😆😆.. sent you more stuff.. sorry for blocking your line.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha no worries...thanks!

    • @brittanyexum4662
      @brittanyexum4662 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@HistorywithCy My last name is Exum here is some history
      The name Exum originated in Axum, Ethiopia, and was carried to England by traders called Axumites, was shortened to Axum and was eventually transliterated into Exum. It is a historical rareness where whites got their name from Africa.
      The first Exum indentured servants arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1666. They were eventually forced into slavery and most ended up with white slave owners with the same name.
      My line, that has it's roots in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, in a round about way, descended from that group.
      The rest is a muddled history. In my years of research and meeting Exums, I've notice a common resemblance among many us and some character traits. One thing I think might link us Exums by DNA is the prevalence of skin moles, especially on the face and neck.
      For almost forty years now I've been writing a book about us, but every time I'm about to put down the last period to the last sentence something else comes up and I have to back up and rewrite.
      One of my more notable relatives is Michael Jordan, whose mother is a descendent of my great uncle Charles, brother of Methuselah, my great grandfather. His brother Dan carried the name to California right after Emancipation. Another went to Texas, one to Tennessee, one to Ohio, and the youngest somewhere out west, maybe, Colorado.

  • @نائلنعمان
    @نائلنعمان 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As usual another informative excellent video of a civilization never heard of

  • @natinaeldaniel1962
    @natinaeldaniel1962 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great Video you forgot that part when Abraha made his conquest in Arbabia he conquered almost the whole Arabian peninsula. Source: Abraha inscriptions about his Conquest

  • @blueeyes6852
    @blueeyes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Cy! Just shooting through - had to stop in and say, 'hi'! What a nice comment from Hard Truth! Eh?!! You always get the best comments though! Stay well 🍀 friend! Jen 😁👏

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha I get the best comments because I have the best viewers! Thank you so much for stopping by, I pray that you, your family and loved ones are doing well during this unprecedented time. Stay safe my friend!

    • @blueeyes6852
      @blueeyes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy Smh... you are seriously one briilliant and kind man Cy! Thank you for your well wishes! We're holding down the fort! ; )

  • @selihomberhane2983
    @selihomberhane2983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this was good!!

  • @eritreanhabesha2095
    @eritreanhabesha2095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting thank you

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you liked it, thank you for stopping by and stay safe!

  • @nilevalleyafrican9451
    @nilevalleyafrican9451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for covering bro

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, glad you liked this! More to come, stay safe!

  • @onuscronus984
    @onuscronus984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I believe they controlled the frankincinse trade at one time.

  • @HoundofOdin
    @HoundofOdin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The more I learn about it, the more I realize African history is really cool. It's a shame they didn't teach us more about it when I was in school. It's a shame, however, that traitors to their people's Gods are remembered as "heroes" and "reformers". I would love to know more about the Polytheistic religion of Aksum.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, thanks for stopping by! Yeah, African history is really interesting... I'm learning more about it as we speak. I think I'll do a podcast going further into Askum's history and as I do, I'll try to see what more I can find with regard to their pre-Christian religion.
      As always, thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate! Stay safe!

    • @hermescarraro3393
      @hermescarraro3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well.
      The religions of Africa still stand strong.
      Bolph in the shamanistic faiths of the rural lands of the continent, and also thanks to more organised religions like the beliefs of the Yoruba people.
      There are also african intellectuals who are openly against the missionaries who are still coming to convert the small comunities, since that would cause the destruction of local cultures and traditions, since they are mostly oral traditions.
      Now that their belief sistems evolved into coesive powers, they have a stronger chance to fight back and resist.

    • @ptegegn1
      @ptegegn1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We, or should i say, my ancestors used to worship a god called almuqah before christianity.

    • @adiamghirmai1529
      @adiamghirmai1529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don’t think king Ezana is a traitor because he accepted Christianity. It was being preached in Europe and Asia as well. I guess you would call the roman emperors traitors too because the abandoned their gods. I believed they just liked the message and converted.

    • @ptegegn1
      @ptegegn1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@adiamghirmai1529 He is not and will never be a traitor for merely converting into christianity. But if we look at history from a non-baise perspective the religion that the Axumite and Sabeans worshiped was more savage than christianity. Ezana before christianity was rightfully cruel in his punishments to the vanquished nations. He sold them as slaves and destroyed their nation. Ezana after accepting christianity became very soft, he suddenly started caring about the well being of his enemies.
      But then again i am also a christian son of a christian, i can't judge him.

  • @pjeffries301
    @pjeffries301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Awesome, as usual. Didn't these folks sculpt churches out of solid bedrock, like they did in the Ellora Caves in India? Could be wrong on this. Poor Yemen - war, war, and more war.

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, you're correct, there are several such churches in an Ethiopian town called Lalibela, but I believe they were built by a later dynasty than that of Aksum, probably in 12th or 13th century. And yes, the people of Yemen can't seem to a break...history repeating itself constantly.
      Thanks again for stopping by, I really appreciate it... stay safe!

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@HistorywithCyits built by a latee dynasty in 12tch century , it was a vision of axumites to build a skyscaper or tall buildings in 1st century , they built a door and windows on the axumite stones
      In later dynasty they made the vision come true by building them and they have axum.marks all over them

  • @GoogleUser-xd5fi
    @GoogleUser-xd5fi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is my history. I am proud of aksumite Empire. Sad that 1500 the same people are fighting each other. Greetings from a Eritrean

    • @tesfayberhe2183
      @tesfayberhe2183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The name ethiopia has nothing to do with Axumites but Agaezi tigray r the direct descendants of the former Axumite Aegazian . Axumite King Ezana him self wrote stated that the invaded ethiopia (Nubia) and became the 8th colony of his empire. No Axumite empire call him self as Ethiopian rather they called ethiopia to Nubians today’s Sudan. Please try to read history Axumites called them selves As Ageazian . They have nothing to do with the so called Solomon . It was 13 Egypt Coptic church fabricated story which has no connection with the reality on the ground . There is no any arecheological evidence out of Today’s Tigray highland eritrea . No Axumite findings in today’s ethiopia except in tigray please try to read the reality . Today’s ethiopia was made by Theodros just 170 ago

    • @teddyissak2720
      @teddyissak2720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tesfayberhe2183 I agree, good explanation. To brief it further, Ethiopia is actually made by Minilk II 50 years after.

    • @ሓሽከርኣባበዝብዝ
      @ሓሽከርኣባበዝብዝ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tesfayberhe2183 question? is why would they fabricate kebra negest 😂 king solomon has everything to do with agaizians. That's where his sit was

    • @magdarodriguez6778
      @magdarodriguez6778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are right Tigray + Eritria = KINGDOM OF AXUM

    • @redseayouth9119
      @redseayouth9119 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tesfayberhe2183 The name Tigray has nothing to do with Axum either. Because it came in use over the last 100 yrs. The same can be argued about ancient Rome. Just because Roman Empire stretched over a vast territory it doesn't mean the entire empire shared the same culture, language, religion etc. You need to educate yourself.

  • @kaloarepo288
    @kaloarepo288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wheof the Axumite empire is now in independentn the Italians invaded Abyssinia(aka Ethiopia) in 1936 they took one of the Axumite obelisks to Rome -in the same way the ancient Romans had taken Egyptian obelisks to the cities of Rome and Constantinople.The Axumite obelisk was erected next to the Termini main railway station in Rome but I believe the Italians have now returned it (in segments) to Ethiopia as a gesture of good will.Not quite sure where the site has ended up now as I think the centre of Axum is now in Eritrea.

    • @king-qi2ks
      @king-qi2ks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because our Eritrean ansestors made it. Tigray and Eritrean were the same ppl at the time that’s why our culture is the same. Axum king was Tigrinya.

    • @AMR_k400
      @AMR_k400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah there is a place called axum in ethiopia thats where it was taken from and it's standing there along with other oblisks and they didn't return it as a gesture of good will they were forced to because a lighting hit the oblisk and damaged it forcing them to return it because they weren't capable of protecting it like they claimed they would

    • @aradat9671
      @aradat9671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AMR_k400 yes read book of axum

  • @renamanvelova5200
    @renamanvelova5200 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How is it that there are over 2000 languages in the continent of Africa I tried learning the history it’s intimidating there were to many different groups and events that it was hard keeping up and not knowing the importance of each kingdom would be difficult they need to ask people in Africa the older generations are only going to be around for so long why wouldn’t they ask important questions like who was known for what not all conquerors were the most important or significant and we focus to much on who the winners were we need to focus on who was completely destroyed or wiped out there memory won’t last forever .

  • @rigulur
    @rigulur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my knowledge of anything ethiopian is shamefully bare but im trying to change that and Aksum is a good start i think. you never hear a word of anything ethiopia in the US especially not states like Aksum

  • @murthe-wise535
    @murthe-wise535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. But it would be nice if you mentioned about the history of Najashi we call him Nigus Armah. Not only about Nigus Ezana and Nigus Kaleb, but there is a written history of Nigus Armah too but this time in Islamic history too. Even Aisha(the wife of prophet Muhammed) narrated about his history since his childhood. Better to include his history if you make a new video about Ethiopian history next time as he is a part of our history too. I love your videos by the way i watched a lot of your videos

    • @mr.qoumbala529
      @mr.qoumbala529 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not only Etiopien history, Eritrea history aswell

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nagashi didnt become muslim , he only saved the religion of islam from being persicuted

  • @GoogleUser-wp6sg
    @GoogleUser-wp6sg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Until today eritrean sons get named after ezana and calab

  • @TheGreatOne93
    @TheGreatOne93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good Work Cy. I never saw that Map

    • @blueeyes6852
      @blueeyes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He always has awesome visuals!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, glad you liked it! The maps I create in Photoshop based off the actual ones that I find in books or online...the basic animations are done in Adobe Premiere.
      Thanks again for stopping by and stay safe!

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Blue Is Thank you, glad you like them!

    • @blueeyes6852
      @blueeyes6852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy Yup! They're original and clear to see! Plus, you leave them up enough time to look!

  • @basedkaiser5352
    @basedkaiser5352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Justinian called upon a legendary based black man called King Kaleb of Axum.

  • @sasaniansoldier7118
    @sasaniansoldier7118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brother very nice video

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much baradar, I really appreciate it! Lots of Persian/Achaemenid/Parthian/Sassanian/Iranian history coming soon!
      Stay safe!

    • @sasaniansoldier7118
      @sasaniansoldier7118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HistorywithCy
      God bless you bro

  • @TheHaileab
    @TheHaileab 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After aksum defited, they located Lalibela, 12th century.

  • @selamteka2751
    @selamteka2751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job 👏 🙏❤👑

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, really appreciate it! Stay safe!

  • @almazeyasu7388
    @almazeyasu7388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Axum king dam it the best city and it has for long time history

  • @bumblebeeeoptimus
    @bumblebeeeoptimus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Seems a very interesting nation.. it could be present in some civilization game

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! I think it is one of the factions you can play in Total War 2 if I'm not mistaken (I myself haven't played the game but I say something about it online). Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. Stay safe!

  • @aksavv_
    @aksavv_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Can u guys mention eritrea for once

    • @Lemlem7682
      @Lemlem7682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂😂😂😂

    • @leykunbirhanu6135
      @leykunbirhanu6135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂sudan and Yemen were part of it too but they aren't mentioned it is bcuz the kings didn't come out of that area

    • @hfugjfjvccjgj
      @hfugjfjvccjgj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adulis ruins are nearby modern day Massawa

    • @Eripeace5221
      @Eripeace5221 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leykunbirhanu6135Wrong. Adulis the port is in current day Eritrea. Geez is still used in Eritrean Orthodox Church which is the major religion. The official language of Eritrea Tigringya originated from Geez. So saying the kings don’t come from there is false narrative.

  • @123kalidasan
    @123kalidasan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am ishan again!! I want to hear video about sub Saharan Africa and civilizations like lydia and other anatolian civilizations plus the Greeks and macedonians.

  • @greatnilemedjaywarrior3155
    @greatnilemedjaywarrior3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Nice Beautiful Afro Ethiopia Heart of Africa

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, glad you liked it! More to come soon...stay safe!

    • @king-qi2ks
      @king-qi2ks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually it was eritrean and Tigray. It doesn’t apply to the rest of ethiopia. That’s why the kings name was in Tigrinya which is eritrean language and also Tigray’s too.

    • @king-qi2ks
      @king-qi2ks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      3:22 Look where the Aksum empire was located it is in modern day Tigray but at the time Tigray and Eritrea were the same people that’s why we have same culture and language. Until the Amharic people came and they took our land with Tigray. So yeah

    • @theprodigy2236
      @theprodigy2236 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@king-qi2ks it was not eritrean or tigrays dummy just because they inhabit the land now doesnt make it thiers. Axum were agew people which are not even culturally or genetically related to tigrays or eritreans

    • @cheguevara5751
      @cheguevara5751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The prodigy... here you go again with yo nonsense 😁 Tigrigna and Tigre tribes are direct and only descendent of D'mt and Axum empire inhabitants. Its historically, culturally, generically and Ligusticlly proven FACT. you said AGEW what? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Bulgarian021
    @Bulgarian021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great one, but there should have been more info about queen Yoddit /Guddit /

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah this was a shorter video, there is so much more that I could have put in but couldn't due to time. Maybe I'll do a podcast on it one day. Thanks though for stopping by, really appreciate it! More to come, stay safe!

  • @falasteny1
    @falasteny1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video man. Shedding the light on some important civilizations that arent that know today. I just have a question of the origins of Aksum.
    "Aksum was previously thought to have been founded by the Sabaeans, who spoke a language from the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family." So basically the came from southern Yemen whom they invaded later. is it true?

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hi, thanks for stopping by and your question. Yeah, I had read something like that, and the early history is murky, but from what understand is that it wasn't Aksum that was founded by Sabeans as much as there was a great Sabean influence in that region. There have been inscriptions in Sabean found in both modern Ethiopia and Eritrea, which were both part of the Aksumite empire, so the influence was definitely there. The relationship with Yemen and the western Arabian coast though was close since the two had been trading with each other for centuries. That's at least what I gather from my studies on the subject. Hope that this helps and if there's anything else that I can do, please let me know. Also, if there's anyone reading this who's really knowledgeable on the subject, please feel free to comment.
      Thanks and stay safe!

    • @eritreanhabesha2095
      @eritreanhabesha2095 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How come saba was the 42nd queen of axum from the beginning of dimt

    • @roeazy
      @roeazy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Bean B you do realize aksumite history goes back to about 3000 bc right? So I don't think Sabean history is older

    • @BF-bb5us
      @BF-bb5us ปีที่แล้ว

      That was a Eurocentric fallacy which was thrown out years ago due to historical evidence which clearly shows it was an extension of previous civilisations

  • @BATMANSopinions
    @BATMANSopinions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we need a movie about this .

  • @yaruqadishi8326
    @yaruqadishi8326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ALSO DO SEVERAL VIDEOS ON ANCIENT ARABIA. THAT WILL BE OF GREAT SERVICE !

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I have plans to do Saba and Himyar. Stay tuned and thanks for the suggestions!

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HistorywithCy ancient saudi arabia too

    • @aghileshemdani3144
      @aghileshemdani3144 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yaruqadishi8326 ..Saudi IS modern name of familiy who give their name to this territory ..no such thing as Saudi in ancien.. history..

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aghileshemdani3144 doesn't matter I still use it there was no such thing as Israel in ancient times to or even in medieval that's name of Jewish there was no Iraq but we still say Iraq with babylon and Assyria.

    • @yaruqadishi8326
      @yaruqadishi8326 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aghileshemdani3144 Hejazi and Himyar and others are Saudi ancient Yemen so there buddy. I say turkey in same with Anatolia because I need to use conventional language to convey a point.

  • @fruitsarelife148
    @fruitsarelife148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job 👍👍

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, I really appreciate it...stay safe!

  • @datoda3593
    @datoda3593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    BASED BLACK MAN

  • @real32487
    @real32487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "The Kingdom of Aksum was considered one of the ancient world's four great powers of the 3rd century by Persian prophet Mani, alongside the Persia, Rome, and China"
    Where's the Hollywood movie about this once great empire?

  • @biohelloeri2671
    @biohelloeri2671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I still hate the way people give all the credit to ethiopia despite the tigringa tribe in eritrea are some of the direct decendants of the axumite, despite adulis the main port is in eritrea and many other small towns of axumite empire are in Eritrea, like matara and Kahaito. Even when it comes to the original language of axumite which is geez, tigre and tigringa in eritrea are almost identical to geez.

    • @tellienatan5991
      @tellienatan5991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because they hate our beloved president

    • @delgadojonesable
      @delgadojonesable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No matter what you call yourselves, you are African first!! remember that, because the vast majority of tribes in ethiopia, Eritrea ect. Understood this and for centuries we're able to propel attempts of colonization,keep your tribal tradition, always unite to remain free.

    • @biohelloeri2671
      @biohelloeri2671 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seesee2132 so tell me the difference between the tigringa in ethiopia and eritrea. If axum was in afar ethiopia, so afar eritreans wouldn't claim it or?

    • @Konoronn
      @Konoronn ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@delgadojonesable That's a very American way of looking at things.

    • @ዮስ
      @ዮስ ปีที่แล้ว

      Amhara uses geez and ancient monasteries from the time near lake tana are found in ethiopia

  • @dimirbrunson376
    @dimirbrunson376 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You put Yekuno Amlak 18th century, however he served around 1270

  • @florencioigual
    @florencioigual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Actually from the end of the 3rd century AD the kings of Himyar took control of the whole ancient Yemen as shown by their title that became "King of Saba, Dhu Raydan [land of Himyar], Hadramaout (eastern Yemen), and Yamnat". During the 5th century they even added "and the Arabs of Thaoud [today's Najd] and Tihamah", showing that Himyar controlled even central Arabia and the Red Sea shore. So when Kaleb invaded the land of Himyar he took control of this vast land. There are even some inscriptions in today's Saudi Arabia written by Abraha telling he submitted most tribes of Arabia until Iraq

    • @salyoutube7023
      @salyoutube7023 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And than abraha lost to the Arabs we kicked them out

    • @salyoutube7023
      @salyoutube7023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @i o exactly I don’t know why they don’t show the part where dhu nuwas beat the axumites three times before the won we beat Axum three times and secured our bab al mandab before they called there boyfriend rome

    • @salyoutube7023
      @salyoutube7023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @i o and even after that we kciked them out and and occupied there highlands why do you think habeshas got lightskin Arab in them

    • @salyoutube7023
      @salyoutube7023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @i o where did I claim all Arabia doofus

    • @AMR_k400
      @AMR_k400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@salyoutube7023 first of all he(abraha) wasn't under axum he was a rebel and kaleb literally told him he is going to kill him the moment he gets his hands on him
      second he didn't lose a single war ,according to the quran he was punished by God and some say he and his whole army died because of a plague when he was going to mecca ,only a few arabs tried to stop him and they were defeated easily the rest of the population of mecca fled to the mountains they were simply no match to him
      Third Ethiopia has never been fully conquered in history especially not by the arabs they are light skinned because they are descendants of pre-arab semites who mixed with hamites of the horn.
      fourth dhu nawas lost in a single all out battle committed suicide after that plus probably Axum hated Rome , they went as far as conquering southern Egypt to stop them from stretching south to try to control the red sea in the other hand abraha was a fan of Rome and they loved him too but remember he didn't conquer yemen he just took over after axum conquered it he is no more than a rebel

  • @MrPokerblot
    @MrPokerblot ปีที่แล้ว

    This information was influational

  • @ሕልናእኹልእዩ
    @ሕልናእኹልእዩ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My ancestors!

  • @yoseph3625
    @yoseph3625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ethiopia,Axum was the second country to accept Christianity in the era of king izzana

  • @teddyissak2720
    @teddyissak2720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Empire of Axum have nothing to do with Modern Ethiopia.

  • @abrahamzekios5252
    @abrahamzekios5252 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good thanks

  • @greatnilemedjaywarrior3155
    @greatnilemedjaywarrior3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Also one of pictures in your this video is from Nubian Christian Kingdom's Nubia after the Fall of Last Pharaoh's of Kush Nubia 25th Dynasty's there Arose Three Nubian Christian Kingdom's Nubia Sudan they Were Also Nubian Christian Bishop But yeah one of the pictures is from there Nubia Kush Christian Kingdom it's comens sense Aksumite Aksum also had a War With Nubia Kush and Destroy Nubia Kush this could have been how Aksum become Christian okay Great Video I think they need to study this more

    • @HistorywithCy
      @HistorywithCy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah ok... I think that's one of the images that I couldn't find the caption or date for. Thanks so much, I really appreciate you telling me this...it helps me to make these better in the future. Stay safe!

    • @mussietekleshumyohanes7057
      @mussietekleshumyohanes7057 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where did you Hurd this history? Do you know about Ethiopian people and Sudan people? First you have to know about this people history read more I can give you tips. By the way am Ethiopian

  • @Roya-tt4hv
    @Roya-tt4hv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Eurocentric historians forget that the Achaemenid empire had trade routes with Aksum

    • @bullrun2772
      @bullrun2772 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you know that Empire only existed way before the axiom empire yeah no stop it

  • @joshuafritz1386
    @joshuafritz1386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Axumite culture is the primary ethos underpinning the modern states of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Too bad few Ethiopians know this history.

    • @StopTheLiess
      @StopTheLiess 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The ones who live in modern day Axum territory do know our history. The people south of us have been mixing with each other for so long to where they created a language called Amharic, they may be a little confused on history.

  • @Chosenlaur
    @Chosenlaur 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing

  • @samieyob8353
    @samieyob8353 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    TIGRAYAN TIGRAY histoey ❤💛❤💛❤💛❤💛❤💛❤💛👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑❤💛

  • @datchick92lm
    @datchick92lm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I knew I would see u agin :)
    (srry if I spelled agin wrong) :`)

  • @drswag0076
    @drswag0076 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    there's a legend that Aksum's first king, was the son of the queen of Sheba and king Solomon of Israel. that's why the Imperial family is called The Solomonic dynasty.

    • @Axiom61
      @Axiom61 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's not Axum's first king. The who that you mentioned was the founder of the Solomonic Dynast, descendant of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba

  • @samueleliasramosespinosa9757
    @samueleliasramosespinosa9757 ปีที่แล้ว

    good video

  • @JohnDoe-sw1rs
    @JohnDoe-sw1rs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It’s Amhara history. The royal Aksumites and Nobility along with skilled labour and soldiers moved to the Amhara highlands to escape Islam.
    The descendants of Aksumite nobility and royalty became Amharas which is why the heartland of Ethiopia is the Amhara region. It is all documented.
    Tigrays on the other hand were left on the coast and got conquered and enslaved. The remaining Aksumites mixed with Afars and Bejas to make modern Tigray/Woyane people. The average Amhara has more Aksumite DNA and heritage than the average Tigray.

    • @DefaultName-dp4cu
      @DefaultName-dp4cu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another Amhara bullshit. The Tigray people have more semitic DNA. They have the all the relics. Their language and culture are closer to the ancient Axumites. Anyway, Amhara are good at telling lies. The way Yikno Amlak cheated the Zagwe king is enough proof of Amhara lies.

    • @la8241
      @la8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @johndoe they decided to move south and become Amhara? The joke writes itself😂 please drop that document I dare you

    • @JohnDoe-sw1rs
      @JohnDoe-sw1rs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@la8241 Tigrayans didn’t even know what Ge’ez until Amhara showed them which is why most Ge’ez literature is from Amhara. Also, tigrayans never had a building culture like Aksum while Amharas built Lalibela, Gonder and many fortresses based on Aksumite design. The agames “built” were caves with writing scratched into it.

    • @la8241
      @la8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JohnDoe-sw1rs most Ge’ez literature isn’t from Amhara, as the oldest and most known were in those caves that you make so much fun of and those impressive buildings are built by Agews not Amhara as for the Ruins in Gondar we know that the Portuguese built them the style is an exact duplicate of western architecture in that time. You cannot teach what you don’t know.

    • @la8241
      @la8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would require a simple understanding of architecture to know that Gonderine and Axumite architecture isn’t even similar besides both being from stone.

  • @samueleliasramosespinosa9757
    @samueleliasramosespinosa9757 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome

  • @yordanoskidane7897
    @yordanoskidane7897 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Viva tigray

  • @MadMamluk88
    @MadMamluk88 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Axum was considered one of four super powers at one point, a peer to Rome, China and Persia