This is the story of Axum, the civilization to which I belong in, and that in the third century CE became one of the most powerful in the Ethiopian coast, sure to become one of the most powerful first was a long process that lasted about 2 or 3 centuries, because in the first century and had become the richest city and more market influence the coast of etiquette, because thanks to its great location on the shores of the Red Sea trade was one of the principals of this civilization economic sources, and I can attest to that because as merchant I am is that commercial influence is one of the most powerful here in Axum.

After the consolidation of the might of Axum, the next step was conquitar neighboring lands. Getting so not only have a strategic position but have a territory that was key to trade in Africa, the Mediterranean and Asia. Thanks to be a great commercial point axum exports large as agricultural products, ivory, gold, glass, metal, textiles, spices, oils and dyes of the Roman Empire, Egypt, Arabia and India. But not only to be a commercial point gave import and export, is also had a lot of influence of groups like the missionaries, who spread Christianity in Axum, being then the king Elaza the first Christian king known from Africa.

But being a point so estragico always a double-edged sword and was always on the look to be conquered, so Axum prospered until the sixth century, but in the seventh century the Arabs conquered Adulis Axum cutting trade, leaving it outside its proper trade in the Red Sea forever.

By : Cristian Lacera Medrano