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Emperor Susenyos and Ethiopia's Catholic Experiment
Season 3 Episode 129
In the early 17th century, Emperor Susenyos I shocked Ethiopia by converting to Catholicism and proclaiming it the state religion, ending nearly a th…
2 months ago
Queen Eleni's Diplomatic Web: Ethiopia and Renaissance Europe
Season 3 Episode 128
After Emperor Baeda Maryam's death, Queen Eleni ruled as regent for a child emperor. But she faced a rising threat: the Adal Sultanate, backed by the…
2 months ago
The Aksumite Economy: Coins, Trade Routes, and Empire Building
Season 3 Episode 127
Long before Lalibela and Gondar, the Aksumite Empire built its power on a sophisticated economy of gold coins, Red Sea trade, and diplomatic alliance…
2 months ago
Queen Eleni and Her Diplomatic Letters to Renaissance Europe
Season 3 Episode 126
In the late 15th century, an Ethiopian queen regent named Eleni — known as Queen of the Sea — wrote a remarkable letter to the King of Portugal, seek…
2 months ago
The Ethiopian Empire's Lost Jewish Kingdom: Beta Israel
Season 3 Episode 125
Long before Emperor Zara Yaqob's reforms or the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, a Jewish kingdom flourished in the highlands of Ethiopia. This episod…
2 months ago
Debre Libanos: Ethiopia's Holiest Monastery Through War and Time
Season 3 Episode 124
Perched on a sheer cliff in the Shewa highlands, Debre Libanos is the most revered monastery in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. This episode …
2 months ago
Emperor Zara Yaqob: The Ethiopian Constantine Who Reformed a Kingdom
Season 3 Episode 123
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the reign of Emperor Zara Yaqob (r. 1434–1468), a transformative figure in Ethiopian histo…
2 months ago
Lalibela's Rock-Hewn Churches: Ethiopia's New Jerusalem
Season 3 Episode 122
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna delve into the extraordinary story of Lalibela, the 12th-century Zagwe king who carved eleven mono…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ezana of Axum: The Emperor Who Made Ethiopia Christian
Season 3 Episode 121
Long before Lalibela or Gondar, there was Axum — and one man changed its course forever. Emperor Ezana, who ruled in the 4th century CE, converted th…
2 months, 1 week ago
King Kaleb's Axum: Ethiopia's Red Sea Empire
Season 3 Episode 120
Before Lalibela and the Solomonic restoration, Axum was one of the ancient world's great empires, and its most powerful ruler in the 6th century was …
2 months, 1 week ago