Historical Overview Section
The Kingdom of Aksum (also known as the Kingdom of Axum, or the Aksumite Empire) was an ancient kingdom located in present-day Eritrea and the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Ruled by the Aksumites, it existed from approximately 100 AD to 940 AD. The polity was centered in the city of Axum. It grew from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period around the 4th century BC to achieve prominence by the 1st century AD, and became a major player on the commercial route between the Roman Empire and Ancient India. The Aksumite rulers facilitated trade by minting their own Aksumite currency, with the state establishing its hegemony over the declining Kingdom of Kush. It also regularly entered the politics of the kingdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, and eventually extended its rule over the region with the conquest of the Himyarite Kingdom.
Using the army in ADLG
- Another pseudo-gallic warband army with some interesting tweaks, not least the 4 non-impetuous Elite Impact swordsmen who can take on most things even in the open, especially when teamed with the Inferior Elephant as a Weird Death Star (WDS)
- The allies give you more of the same, however the Early Arabs do allow you to squeeze in a few more Camels, which could give you a fairly decent Camel force by operating the 2 Camel-containing commands together.
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114 Axum Gibson
Brilliant
6 Warriors Medium swordsmen impetuous
2 Med swds Medium swordsmen 2HW
2 lights Light infantry bow
2 lights Light infantry javelin
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Competent
4 Guard Medium swordsmen impact Elite
2 Skirmishers Light infantry bow ------
2 LC Light cavalry javelin ------
1 light Light infantry javelin ------
1 Nellie Elephant Mediocre
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Blemmye Ally Ordinary
5 Cavalry Medium camelry ------
2 Lights Light infantry bow ------
2 LCM Light camelry bow Mediocre
114 Auxum Frazer Watson
Competent
6 Warriors Medium swordsmen impetuous
1 Bowmen Bowmen
2 Skirmishers Light infantry bow
3 Horsemen Light cavalry javelin
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Competent
1 African elephant Elephant Mediocre
4 Guardsmen Medium swordsmen impact Elite
1 Bowmen Bowmen ------
2 Scouts on camels Light camelry bow Mediocre
2 Skirmishers Light infantry bow ----
1 Skirmishers Light infantry javelin ----
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Competent Included Blemmye Ally
6 Warriors on Camels Medium camelry ------
1 Scouts on Camels Light camelry bow Mediocre