Axum is the capital of the ancient Axumite Kingdom (1st Millennium BC), ruled by the dynasty of Solomonidou who considered themselves to be descendants of king Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The city is literally radiates an aura of antiquity. It is said that the Ethiopian king Menelik took from Jerusalem "the ark of the Covenant", and since then, he secretly kept in the Church of the virgin Mary in Aksum. I can add description