7th century Ethiopian moon Temple in Yeha

[Pipit]

From afar

Super close

 

[Susa]

7th century? Didn't the Habeshas convert to Christianity in the 4th century? So idol worshipers were still a common sight for centuries afterwards, interesting.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

7th century? Didn't the Habeshas convert to Christianity in the 4th century? So idol worshipers were still a common sight for centuries afterwards, interesting.

Yeah it was made the state religion in 330 AD by King Ezana. However, the Axumite/Pagan Abyssinian religion may have persisted in the hinterlands/rural areas of the Kingdom as Christianity grew in the country.

As the Axumite State adopted Christianity, you can see the change by looking at the coinage from that time period:

Pre-Christian coinage, notice the Axumite pagan crescent:

Axumite Christian coinage, notice the Christian Cross:

 

[Pipit]

Interior

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

Ancient Stone Slabs that were found in Yeha:

 

[Pipit]

Church near the Moon Temple

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

Ibex Relief at the Temple of Yeha:

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

This bastards have great history

 

[Octavian]

This bastards have great history

nope its just our shit is hidden under the sand

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

nope its just our shit is hidden under the sand

Our shit hold up what?

 

[Octavian]

Our shit hold up what?

since the country is unstable there are plenty of shit under ground thats yet to be discovered or in ruins

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

since the country is unstable there are plenty of shit under ground thats yet to be discovered or in ruins

True true do u know the famous trojan war and the ancient city actually exist it was just under ground for thousands

 

[repo]

The Ethiopians neglected a lot of history up until 1991 when Zenawi got in power. The Obelisk of Axum was returned in 2005 and when they last had it it was lying derelict in a field.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

The Ethiopians neglected a lot of history up until 1991 when Zenawi got in power. The Obelisk of Axum was returned in 2005 and when they last had it it was lying derelict in a field.

True. The Ethiopian Gov't in the past done a poor job preserving the Nation's rich history, but as of now Ethiopians have been taking a serious approach to historical preservation.