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Aedesius
Aedesius, also known as Edesius, was a fourth-century Tyrian who, with Frumentius, was carried to the Aksumite court, served as cup-bearer, and later returned to Tyre as a priest.
Aryat (Aksumite general)
Aryat, also written Ariat, is the commander whom Arabic tradition credits with leading the Aksumite invasion of Himyarite Yemen around 525, ending with his death in a duel with Abraha.
Ati (queen of Punt)
Ati, also rendered Atiya or Aty, was the wife of Parehu, chief of the land of Punt, one of only two named Puntites, shown in Hatshepsut's reliefs at Deir el-Bahari.
Frumentius
Frumentius, also called Abba Salama or Fremnatos, was a fourth-century Tyrian who became the first bishop of Aksum, credited with introducing Christianity to the Ethiopian kingdom.
Parahu
Parahu, also printed Parehu, is the only named chief of Punt known from ancient Egyptian records, depicted with his wife Ati in Queen Hatshepsut's Punt reliefs at Deir el-Bahari.
Sabaeans in the Horn of Africa
The Sabaeans in the Horn of Africa were people from Sabaʾ in Yemen who settled the Tigray highlands from the early first millennium BC, centered at Yeha.
Saizana
Saizana (Ge'ez: Se'azana, also Sayzana) was a brother of King Ezana of Aksum in the 4th century, who led the campaign against the rebel Beja and was addressed by Emperor Constantius II in 356.
Theophilus the Indian
Theophilus the Indian, also called the Ethiopian, was a fourth-century Arian bishop and diplomat sent by Constantius II to Ḥimyar and Aksum, where his mission failed.