Axum

A 180-ton funerary monument known as the Axum Obelisk, which has graced Rome's Piazza di Porta Capena for more than 60 years, is to be returned to Ethiopia.

Axum Obelisk To Go Home 1998

To find the nearest espresso bar, the Ali Bal Café, I leave the market and re-enter the city by one of its five gates-this one is called Axum, because Harar's

Slate Magazine Eliza Griswold 2010

In the past, the country has failed to attract foreign tourists, despite pulls such as Axum, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, and Lucy, the 3. 2-million-year-old hominid.

Special Report: The Axum Obelisk Returns, but Some Still Grumble 2005

Others attribute it to religious fanaticism, or to the result of some barbaric invasion, such as Axum may have repeatedly endured before it was sacked by Mahommed Gran, sultan of Harrar, about 1535.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

(Given Microsoft's fondness for place names, I'd bet "Axum" refers to

ActiveWin.com Headlines 2009

Last time we walked to Lalibela; this time we flew from Axum.

Time travellers 2011

#2 Axum: The Ethiopian Orthodox Church that being the main one in Ethiopia claims to have the Ark of the Covenant locked away safely in a church in Axum.

Ben Colclough: 10 Reasons to Love Ethiopia Ben Colclough 2011

According to the Kebra Nagast, Sheba subsequently gave birth to a son who became Menelik, King of Axum.

Great dynasties of the world: The Ethiopian royal family Ian Sansom 2010

Axum says smugly, "The Mayoral Rules clearly state that..."

Archive 2010-04-01 2010

Anyway, the other mayor, who is Axum, wants to plant that floozy Toran as his deputy so that she can make the decisions when his drone is awake and can't be present.

Archive 2010-04-01 2010