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Debre Damo: Ethiopia's Cliff-Hanging Monastery
Season 5 Episode 219
Perched on a sheer cliff in Tigray, Ethiopia, the monastery of Debre Damo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Christian sites in the world. I…
4 hours ago
Ethiopia's Elephant Armies: Aksum's Iron Age War Machine
Season 5 Episode 218
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the military might of the Aksumite Empire, focusing on the role of war elephants in its rise to regional supe…
1 day, 4 hours ago
Gondar's Royal Enclosure: Ethiopia's Camelot
Season 5 Episode 217
In the 17th century, while Europe was recovering from its wars of religion, a new power was rising in the Ethiopian highlands. Gondar, a city of cast…
2 days, 4 hours ago
The Aksumite Navy: Masters of the Red Sea
Season 5 Episode 216
Before the great kingdoms of the Horn of Africa, the Aksumite Empire ruled the Red Sea. But it wasn't just their coins or stelae that made them a sup…
3 days, 4 hours ago
Lalibela's Cross: Ethiopia's Sacred Geometry
Season 5 Episode 215
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the intricate symbolism and craftsmanship of Lalibela's rock-hewn crosses, from the grand processional crosse…
4 days, 4 hours ago
The Rock-Hewn Cross: Ethiopia's Sacred Geometry
Season 5 Episode 214
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Ethiopian cross as a distinctive expression of faith, art, and imperial power. From the intricate Lalibel…
5 days, 4 hours ago
The Rock-Hewn Wonder: Lalibela's Hidden Engineering
Season 5 Episode 213
Step beneath the surface of Ethiopia's most iconic sacred site. While the eleven churches of Lalibela are world-famous, their construction remains on…
6 days, 4 hours ago
Ethiopia's Forgotten Manuscripts: Aksum's Ge'ez Libraries
Season 5 Episode 212
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden world of Ethiopia's ancient manuscripts and the libraries that preserved them. …
1 week ago
Gudit vs. Yekuno Amlak: Ethiopia's Axumite Twilight
Season 5 Episode 211
In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the turbulent centuries between the decline of Aksum and the rise of the Solomonic dynasty. They start with the…
1 week, 1 day ago
Aksum's Queen Makeda: Behind the Sheba Legend
Season 5 Episode 210
In this episode, Lucas and Luna peel back the layers of one of history's most enduring legends to find the real woman behind the name: Makeda, the qu…
1 week, 2 days ago