Month: November 2024

Ethiopian BibleEthiopian Bible

Tome bound in goat skin, volumes bound together.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Bible is among the world’s oldest bibles, written in the ancient Ge’ez script, a Semitic Ethiopian language. Known as the Garima Gospels, it is named after

Inzalo Yelanga (Birthplace of the Sun)Inzalo Yelanga (Birthplace of the Sun)

Computer generated image of Inzalo Yelanga recreated.

Inzalo Yelanga is an ancient site in South Africa, believed by some to be the oldest known man-made structure in the world. Although the stone cannot be carbon-dated, estimates suggest

Kandake AmanirenasKandake Amanirenas

Kandake Amanirenas governed from 40 to 10 BC. In 24 BC, alongside her husband Teriteqas, she commanded troops in an attack on a Roman garrison in Philae, Egypt. During this