Ezana of Axum
4th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum · Historical Figures
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Something wrong?He ruled Aksum in the 4th century and made it Christian - the first sub-Saharan kingdom to adopt the faith as state religion, and the first to call itself Ethiopia.
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Aksum, chiesa vecchia di santa maria di zion, interno, frammenti dall'antica chiesa di re ezana del iv-vi secolo 01
Aksum, chiesa vecchia di santa maria di zion, interno, frammenti dall'antica chiesa di re ezana del iv-vi secolo 02
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Aksum, chiesa vecchia di santa maria di zion, interno, frammenti dall'antica chiesa di re ezana del iv-vi secolo 04
Aksum, iscrizione di re ezana, in greco, sabeo e ge'ez, 330-350 dc ca. 07 eizana
Aksum, iscrizione di re ezana, in greco, sabeo e ge'ez, 330-350 dc ca. 08 ezana
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Tradition says Ezana inherited the throne as a child in the 320s, his mother Sofya holding power until he came of age. Somewhere in that span he converted, and the kingdom followed. The choice rewired the region's identity: Aksum became the first sub-Saharan state to embrace Christianity officially, and Ezana began using the name Ethiopia for his realm. He reigned into the 360s, one of the best-documented rulers Aksum produced, his inscriptions still legible. The conversion outlasted him by centuries.
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