What is Ezana of Axum?
Ezana of Axum was a [[king]] in 4th century [[Ethiopia]]. Ezana was the son of King Ousanas and was taught by Bishop [[Frumentius]]. Ezana ruled a [[tribe]] called the [[Axum]] but he also conquered a lot of other [[territory]] in [[Ethiopia]]. At first, Ezana called himself a [[Son]] of the [[Roman]] [[war]] [[deity]] [[Mars]] but Frumentius managed to [[talk]] him into becoming a [[Christian]] instead. Ezana is known as the King who brought [[Christianity]] to [[Ethiopia]] and the [[Orthodox Church]] there has him as one of their [[saint]]s. [[Category:Kings and queens]] {{bio-stub}}