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The ancient capital
Granite stelae, royal tombs, and inscriptions preserve the monumental character of the Aksumite capital. The tallest standing carved stele rises more than twenty-three metres.
Featured articleEmperor GDRT, The First Aksumite RulerFrom the 3rd century AD, Aksumite involvement in South Arabia intensified under Emperor GDR, marked by diplomatic alliances and military campaigns from the Tihāma coast to Ḥaḍramawt to the east.Journey through the highlands
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Across the centuries
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Before local written records
c. 1000 BCE–7th century CE
c. 1000–1 BCE
Early 1st millennium BCE
c. 800–100 BCE
c. 300 BCE–200 CE
8th–18th centuries CE
19th century onwards
Antiquity into the Aksumite era
