Proper noun
Aksum
A town in La'ilay Maychew district, Maekelay, Tigray, Ethiopia: The site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire, now a tourist town in Ethiopia.
By 300 CE, Aksum was minting its own coins in silver and gold. Source: Internet
Ato Wolde-ab Wolde Mariam was originally from Aksum. Source: Internet
Aksum was known throughout those lands. Source: Internet
By 800 CE, the capital was moved south into the interior highlands, and Aksum was much diminished. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, the old Meroitic kingdom contracted because of the expansion of the powerful Kingdom of Aksum to the east. Source: Internet
Stuart Munro-Hay, Aksum, p. 81. Details of the Axumite Kingdom, never abundant, become even more scarce after this point. Source: Internet