Episode 19 - Aksum's Zealot King and the Nine Saints
History of Africa
English - March 01, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 155 ratingsHistory africa history african ethiopia egypt nigeria black ancient civilization south africa Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 18: Ezana's Conquest of Nubia
Next Episode: Episode 20 - Saint Kaleb, the Conqueror
After Saizana's death, a mysterious man named Mahedyas takes the throne of Aksum. He begins a crusade to rid Aksum of the holdovers from its polytheistic past, and consolidates the church under his direct control. Later, a group of refugee priests land in Aksum and begin revolutionizing the Aksumite church.
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