That Ethiopia has a heritage from the beginnings of mankind
was underlined when the remains of ‘Lucy’, dated from 3.5 million years ago,
and the 4.4 million year old Homo ramidus afarensis, man’s oldest anthropoid
ancestor, were uncovered. Traders from Greece, Rome, Persia and Egypt knew of
the riches of what is now Ethiopia, and by the first century AD, Axum was the
capital of a great empire.
This realm became one of the first Christian lands of Africa. Late in the 10th century Axum declined and a new Zagwe dynasty, centered in what is now Lalibela, ruled the land. Axum, Lalibella and Gondar now provide our greatest historical legacy. It was in the 16th century that the son of the great explorer Vasco da Gama came to Ethiopia, but then found a land of many kingdoms and provinces beset feuds and wars. In the l9th century the great Emperor Menelik led us towards the modern state of Ethiopia, and the Country’s passage to modernization began.
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This realm became one of the first Christian lands of Africa. Late in the 10th century Axum declined and a new Zagwe dynasty, centered in what is now Lalibela, ruled the land. Axum, Lalibella and Gondar now provide our greatest historical legacy. It was in the 16th century that the son of the great explorer Vasco da Gama came to Ethiopia, but then found a land of many kingdoms and provinces beset feuds and wars. In the l9th century the great Emperor Menelik led us towards the modern state of Ethiopia, and the Country’s passage to modernization began.
info@witnessethiopiatours.com
www.witnessethiopiatours.com
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| St George Rock church of Lalibela, Ethiopia. |
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