Aksum and Nubia: Warfare, Commerce, and Political Fictions in Ancient Northeast Africa

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AKSUM AND NUBIA This page intentionally left blank AKSUM AND NUBIA Warfare, Commerce, and Political Fictions in Ancient Northeast Africa by George Hatke New York University Press and Institute for the Study of the Ancient World 2013 © George Hatke 2013 All rights reserved Gentium Plus font provided by SIL International; Estrangelo Edessa font provided by Beth Marduto. At the time of publication, the full-text of this work was available at: http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/hatke2013-aksum-and-nubia/ . Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hatke, George, 1978Aksum and Nubia : warfare, commerce, and political fictions in ancient Northeast Africa / George Hatke. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-8147-6066-X (alk. paper) 1. Aksum (Ethiopia)--History--To 1500. 2. Nubia--History--To 1500. 3. Aksum (Ethiopia)--Relations--Nubia. 4. Nubia--Relations--Ethiopia-Aksum . I. Title. DT390.A88H38 2013 939.78--dc23 2012040344 ISBN ISBN 978-0-8147-6066-6 (cloth) ISBN 978-0-8147-6278-3 (ebook) ISBN 978-0-8147-6283-7 (ebook) In memory of James Henry Breasted (1865-1935), a historian of the Nile Valley through whose work I first became interested in history This page intentionally left blank ...