I just watched a program on the BBC iplayer (available in the uk only I'm afraid unless you can trick it into working) about Ethipia's history. The stones are the gravemarkers (stellae) of the emperors at Aksum, dating back to the first and second centuries ad. They're architectural carvings depicting the great buildings the emperors believed they would live in in the afterlife. - Quoted almost verbatim from the program.
@luthmhor The picture is the obelisk of Axum…You should Google more about it… It has an interesting story linked to the great Axumite dynasty and the attempte of the Italian invasion on Ethiopia…
What is that picture of at 0:55. Its an amazing piece of stonework, can you give me some more information on that? Id like to do some more research.
luthmhor 2 years ago
@luthmhor
I just watched a program on the BBC iplayer (available in the uk only I'm afraid unless you can trick it into working) about Ethipia's history. The stones are the gravemarkers (stellae) of the emperors at Aksum, dating back to the first and second centuries ad. They're architectural carvings depicting the great buildings the emperors believed they would live in in the afterlife. - Quoted almost verbatim from the program.
perstyr 2 years ago
@luthmhor The picture is the obelisk of Axum…You should Google more about it… It has an interesting story linked to the great Axumite dynasty and the attempte of the Italian invasion on Ethiopia…
WMeskel 1 year ago
Do you have more info about this? Interesting. Thanks.
Kris
bicycledays 4 years ago