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Queen Eleni: The Diplomat Who Saved Ethiopia
Season 3 Episode 105
This episode tells the remarkable story of Queen Eleni, a Muslim-born slave who became one of Ethiopia's most powerful and savvy rulers. Widow of Emp…
1 week, 3 days ago
Emperor Amda Seyon: Ethiopia's Crusader Against Adal
Season 3 Episode 104
This episode dives into the reign of Emperor Amda Seyon (1314–1344), one of Ethiopia's most formidable warrior-kings. We explore his campaigns agains…
1 week, 3 days ago
Dawit III and the Gondar Literary Renaissance
Season 3 Episode 103
Emperor Dawit III, a lesser-known Solomonic ruler of the early 18th century, presided over a golden age of literature and manuscript production in Go…
1 week, 4 days ago
Ember Days and the End of Days: Zara Yaqob's Lost Fasts
Season 3 Episode 102
Emperor Zara Yaqob (r. 1434–1468) didn't just reform Ethiopia's church and write theology; he imposed a secret national censorship by mandating a ser…
1 week, 4 days ago
Zara Yaqob: Ethiopia's Philosopher King Who Reformed the Church
Season 3 Episode 101
Before the Jesuit crisis of Susenyos or the wars of Gragn Ahmed, Emperor Zara Yaqob (r. 1434–1468) transformed Ethiopia from within. In this episode,…
1 week, 5 days ago
Queen of Sheba: Legend, Empire, and the Kebra Nagast
Season 2 Episode 100
Episode 100 of Fexingo History dives into the legendary Queen of Sheba — her historical roots in the Sabaean kingdom of Yemen, her biblical and Qur'a…
1 week, 5 days ago
Lalibela: The Rock-Hewn Jerusalem of Ethiopia
Season 2 Episode 99
In this episode of Ethiopia's Ancient Empire: Africa's Hidden Superpower, Lucas and Luna explore the miraculous rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, carve…
1 week, 6 days ago
Zagwe Dynasty: Lalibela's Rock-Hewn Churches of Faith
Season 2 Episode 98
Long before the Solomonic emperors, Ethiopia's Zagwe dynasty carved a kingdom of faith into volcanic rock. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore th…
1 week, 6 days ago
The Last Aksumite King: Kaleb's War for Arabia
Season 2 Episode 97
In this episode, Lucas and Luna travel back to the 6th century to explore the reign of Emperor Kaleb, the last great king of Aksum. When a Jewish kin…
2 weeks ago
Aksum's King Ezana: The Emperor Who Chose Christianity
Season 2 Episode 96
Long before Lalibela's rock-hewn churches or the Solomonic dynasty's claims, Aksum was a mercantile superpower linking Rome and India. In this episod…
2 weeks ago