Zoskales (Ancient Greek: Ζωσκάλης) (c. 1st Century) was a King of the Kingdom of Aksum. In the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Zoskales is described as...
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions Za Haqala as the same person as Zoskales, the King of Adulis in the Second Century C.E. G.W.B. Huntingford points...
exported throughout the ancient world. At the time, Aksum was ruled by Zoskales, who also governed the port of Adulis. The Aksumite rulers facilitated...
slave-teacher, Frumentius, converted him. He was the first monarch after Zoskales to be mentioned by contemporary historians, a situation that lead Stuart...
Dates of Tenure Name Notes c. 1st century Zoskales The often identification of Zoskales with Za Haqele is unlikely given that the earliest of these lists...
lying within the realm of Zoskales. The area is described as a primarily producing ivory, as well as tortoise shells. King Zoskales had a Greek education...
exported throughout the ancient world. Aksum was at the time ruled by Zoskales, who also governed the port of Adulis. The Aksumite rulers facilitated...
earliest known king is contested: although Carlo Conti Rossini proposed that Zoskales of Axum, mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, should be identified...
Greeks. After the Romans annexed the Ptolemaic Empire, the Axumite king Zoskales (Ancient Greek: Ζωσκάλης) established the Axumite Empire (Ancient Greek:...
earliest known king is contested: although Carlo Conti Rossini proposed that Zoskales of Axum, mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, should be identified...
Moskhophagoi, and 3000 stadia north of Adulis, inside the regions ruled by Zoskales, the king of Aksum; Pliny the Elder (N.H. 6.168) notes that Ptolemais was...
the 1st century (1–100 AD). Ethiopia Kingdom of Aksum (complete list) – Zoskales, King (c.100) Nubia Kush (complete list) – Natakamani, King (c.1 BC–c.20...
Septimius Flaccus to southern Egypt. He probably reaches Sudan. Ze-Hakèlé (Zoskales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum. Following the destruction of Jerusalem...
leaders in the 2nd century (101–200) AD. Kingdom of Aksum (complete list) – Zoskales, King (c.100) Kingdom of Kush (complete list) – Tamelerdeamani, King (2nd...
Greeks. After the Romans annexed the Ptolemaic Empire, the Axumite king Zoskales (Ancient Greek: Ζωσκάλης) established the Axumite Empire (Ancient Greek:...
Rüppell (8) Hakeli Rüppell agreed with Salt's theory that this king was Zoskales, and dated his reign to c. 83 AD. Dillmann A (8) Heqlé B.M. Manuscript...
Septimius Flaccus to southern Egypt. He probably reaches Sudan. Ze-Hakèlé (Zoskales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum. Following the destruction of Jerusalem...
that there was no 'kingdom' of Abyssinia/Ethiopia until the time of king Zoskales (c. 200 AD). Budge additionally stated that all extant manuscripts date...
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