April
16
/ 2021
Known as the Hidden Empire, Ethiopia’s official name, until recently, was Abyssinia. Its history fades back into the mists of time and for some reason, Ethiopia has largely been written out of world history. Despite being the home of ‘ Lucy’, one of the oldest ‘human’ skeletons ever found, mainstream historians maintain that civilization did not come to Ethiopia until around 700 BC at Yeha, a short distance east of Axum. It would seem that civilization in Ethiopia is much older than that, as Axum was a trading center for ivory, gems, incense, spices and gold for many thousands of years. After the time of the First Council of Ephesus (431 AD) and then the conquest of Arabia by Mohammed’s
