Rytas in 2000 year tomb

Rockeologists

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January 17th 2009
(Vasara dictating) I liked the city of Axum. I thought that it was interesting because there were these large stelea. They are like big gravestones, but they’re a 1000 feet tall. They mark the tombs where important people were buried. The tombs used to have treasures, but many of these things have been stolen by now or put into other museums. The museum in Axum showed some of the treasures, jew ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more