Greece and Phoenicia had both collapsed under the might of Rome and Persia. They divided the known world into their two halves. Each trying to dominate the other. Finally, a winner emerged. Rome had fallen into anarchy and different parts were severed off of the grand empire. This was a shame because Ethiopian-Roman relations were beginning to grow dramatically. The brighter side though was that Egypt was now ripe for the taking. It was just a heavily defended but now Ethiopia would not have to start a war against an extremely powerful empire.
The city of Sana'a was now in Ethiopia's expeditionary force's sights. Unfortunately, if the military marched in the city it was so small that any amount of panic would have caused it to simply dissolve. The axemen sat and waited for the right moment.
Finally, the settlers that had been sent out of Jabuuti had settled in the correct location. They created the city of Mombasa to take in the massive economic surge that would come from the gems. As soon as the city was built, jewelry flooded into the markets of the Kingdom of Aksum. The men and women are now walking around with beautiful garnishments all around them.
The teachings of Jesus had now entered the city of Jabuuti. The kings saw this new religion as the way to head. With current governmental choices this meant buildings were built faster out of religious fervor. Soon this religion would spread across the kingdom.
Finally the people of Sana'a were fed up with being ruled by a foreign chieftain. His small palace was stormed by angry farmers. The chieftain was soon captured and he was executed in his own house. The rebels soon caused more chaos that would ensue for many years.
Peace eventually prevailed in this poor city. The Ethiopian rebels eventually were able to gain control and place a provisional government. Then, the city was annexed by Zara Yaqob into the expanding kingdom. Now Ethiopia had a foothold in the Arabian Peninsula. This would prove vital for Ethiopia to become an empire.
Soon, Berber cavalry had begun to wander into Ethiopian farmland. There had been a massive force accumulating created by Jabuuti. It was a massive horde of horse archers ready to storm Egypt. One horse archer division departed from the others to intercept the Berber cavalry. This was a great decision as this not only was a military success, but now at least one battalion was trained for battle.
Seeing as there was no need for them to be there anymore, the axemen left the city of Sana'a to head back so they could help with the invasion of barbarian Egypt. While on the way back though they encountered numidian cavalry from the Berbers. The axemen tried to flee, knowing they would lose but they were chased down. The scene was horrible. Men running and screaming for their lives as yelling savages chased them down and impaled them. It was bleak beyond belief.
Then something extremely surprising happened. The Persian Empire descended into anarchy. Reports of looting, death, and basic hell were emanating from Persia. It was terrible as this was the last empire that existed in the known world. This meant even less unimpeded expansion for Persia. With all these collapsing empires, citizens were sure that Ethiopia would not because this glorious kingdom was doing it right.
Some workers had been tasked to go into the enemy's land to build a roadway so that it could be built into the soon-to-be captured quicker. After many careful nights they were finally finished with the road and the Ethiopian horde was ready. Like silent death they bolted through the barbarian territory and all that could be seen was a very intimidating plume of dust. The horse archers numbered in the thousands as they galloped towards the city. Slightly slowed by the swordsmen it did take longer than expected but when they arrived there would be a battle to end all battles.
Up to this point the most battle anyone had seen was either some wild cats or a few minor skirmishes here or there. Now would not be like this at all. They were upon a fortified city with heavily defended troops. The thought was to outnumber them. The first horse archer division to gallop in valiantly was cut down by the ex-Roman legions. It was a bloody mess, fallen horses and soldiers. Fortunately though, the defending troops hd been severely weakened. Now, the army invaded en masse and although there were some deaths and injuries, the Ethiopian cavalry had fought so well, attacking and running then attacking again that they took the city. It was now under Ethiopian occupation and would stay that way. This was the first major victory for Ethiopia and it caused massive nationalistic sentiment throughout the kingdom. This was a wonderful move also because now they had access to gold, copper, and the Great Sphynx.
The best Ethiopian scientists had been tinkering with new ideas and projects. Finally, they had discovered the calendar. For some odd reason god must have come down and whispered in their ears "it's 570" because the scientists came out, exclaiming what year it was and how beautiful their new invention was. Not many really care but this meant that the incense that had previously just been harvested and snorted in minor quantities would now be fully harvested.
There were many native inhabitant that did not like this hostile takeover of Egypt. The medjay archers attacked in full force. Fortunately, every single one was defeated by the now battle hardened troops. The local rebellions were swiftly and brutally put down and would not be tolerated. This was a free land, as long as you did what you were told.
Ethiopia was the new power. It was now the only actual civilization in the region and this meant it could grow as large as it wanted without a lot of fighting back except from indigenous tribes and nomadic peoples, which was minor. With a larger army Ethiopia could do anything, and right now they were feeling bold. They were seeking the turning of Ethiopia from a kingdom to a full-blown Empire. With lands stretching from the Eastern Coast of Central Africa all the way into South-West Arabia and into the Northern Nile, Ethiopia controlled a massive expanse. The only problem that would slow expansion is the complete lack of iron. Without iron Ethiopia would suffer in future years. What would the beast do next?
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