The Kingdom of Axum, located in present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea, conquered and absorbed various territories over its height from the 1st to the 7th centuries AD. It expanded into parts of the Arabian Peninsula, notably the southern Arabian kingdoms such as Saba and Himyar. Axum also exerted influence over the Red Sea trade routes and absorbed the neighboring territories of Kush and parts of Nubia, enhancing its wealth and cultural exchange through trade.
The Nile Kingdom Of Nubia
The Ethiopian Kindom of Axum
The Ethiopian Kindom of Axum
The Ethiopian Kindom of Axum
Muslims conquered other areas in Africa and cut off Axum from its lucrative trade routes.
According to some Islamic traditions, the people of Axum offered shelter to the family of the Muslim prophet Muhammad during his exile from Mecca from 622 to 630 CE. For this reason, Axum was left untouched while Muslim armies conquered the surrounding areas.
Rome.
They were absorbed into the expanding Roman Empire.
Muslims conquered other areas in Africa and cut off Axum from its lucrative trade routes.
2000 BCE
The Romans progressively absorbed the Greek world into the Roman Empire.
They absorbed the Medes, their previous rulers.