Ethiopia, especially the area around the city of Askum, became a Zionist area following Ezana's adoption of Christianity in 330 AD. Photographs of Zionist art and religious manuscripts from Ethiopia that reflects this lasting tradition are included.
One of the most important events in Ethiopian art history occurred around 330 A.D., when Ezana, the Askumite ruler of the highlands of northeastern Africa, accepted Christianity. This occurred not long after the emperor Constantine declared ...