Ak·sum or Ax·um (äk s m ) A town of northern Ethiopia. From the first to the eighth century a.d. it was the capital of an empire that controlled much of northern Ethiopia. According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem and placed in the Church of Saint Mary of Zion, where the rulers of Ethiopia were crowned. |
Aksum, Axum [ˈɑːksʊm]
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(Placename) an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigré region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries ad). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem
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