Topic summary
Aksumites
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kingdom of Aksum.
Religion
Before its conversion to Christianity, the Aksumites practiced a polytheistic religion related to the religion practiced in southern Arabia. This included the use of the crescent-and-disc symbol used in southern Arabia and the northern horn. In the UNESCO-sponsored General History of Africa, French archaeologist Francis Anfray suggests that the Aksumites worshipped Astar, his son Mahrem, and Beher.