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Africa Overland
The definitive guide for adventurers crossing the continent since its first edition in 1991.
Ethiopia
A lavishly illustrated photographic journey through the history and traditions of the ancient churches of Ethiopia. The ancient Aksumite Kingdom, now a part of Ethiopia, was among the first in the world to adopt Christianity as the official state religion. In AD 340 King Ezana commissioned the construction of the imposing basilica of St. Mary of Tsion. It was here, the Ethiopians say, that Menelik, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, brought the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments. By the fifth century, nine saints from Byzantium were spreading the faith deep into the mountainous countryside, and over the next ten centuries a series of spectacular churches were either...
Guide ETHIOPIE
L’histoire de l’Ethiopie est exceptionnellement riche et commence dans la vallée du Rift avec les origines même de l’humanité. Parmi les innombrables vestiges culturels de ce pays, notons les ruines du royaume axoumite et les magnifiques églises rupestres de Lalibela. Les amateurs de grands espaces et de nature sauvage seront également comblés : en plus des vallées du Nil Bleu et de l’Omo, l’Ethiopie compte plusieurs parcs nationaux d’une beauté exceptionnelle.
From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World
21 papers focus on modelling the costs of construction over the course of 2,500 years, from Bronze Age Greece to the early Middle Ages. They discuss both broader issues of methodology and particular case studies, with particular attention to the exploitation of raw materials (e.g. quarries), transport, and construction processes on building sites.
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