Axum's Christian King Ezana and the War Against Kush

Long before Axum rivaled Rome, its third-century king Ezana faced a rival to the southwest: the kingdom of Kush, centered at Meroë. This episode follows Ezana's campaigns against the Noba and the Kasu, drawing on his own trilingual inscriptions in Ge'ez, Sabaean, and Greek. We explore how Ezana justified war, the destruction of Meroë, and the political and religious shifts that followed his conversion to Christianity. Along the way, we encounter the god Mahrem, the Axumite military machine, and the mystery of the Meroitic script. This is a deep dive into an overlooked frontier of the ancient world. #Ezana #Kush #Mero #Noba #Kasu #Mahrem #GeEz #Sabaean #GreekInscriptions #AxumiteEmpire #ChristianConversion #AncientWarfare #MeroiticScript #Adulis #ThirdCentury #EastAfrica #History #FexingoHistory #KingdomOfAxum #AksumiteEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo