AltimeterOne is a rechargeable digital altimeter with a clear, sunlight-readable LCD display. Its tiny size and rugged construction have helped to propel its use beyond model rockets and planes to kites, quadcopters, falconry, and other sports and activities.
Axum (also spelled Aksum) in modern-day Ethiopia was the capital of the Kingdom of Axum. The kingdom was a significant empire in Africa between 100 BC and 700 AD. The Kingdom of Axum was a mighty naval power and excelled in maritime trade. The empire was one of the mightiest in all of Africa. The Axum kings maintained that they descended from King Solomon.
the ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris opposite the present-day city of Mosul (N Iraq): at its height in the 8th and 7th centuries bc; destroyed in 612 bc by the Medes and Babylonians.