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Axum also has all these tombs. Some are below or in the vecinity of the obelisks, but others lies scattered around the countryside but are equally impressive.
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The one on the pic is called "the tomb of the false door". The Axumites made their tombs (as well as the obelisks) in the form of houses where the spirits could dwell. Underground are different rooms for different purposes, all carved out of enormous granite blocks. To me, the most intriguing part of all this is the symbolism hidden in these tombs. In this particular tomb we found carvings of different crosses on the walls. First, it tells us they wetre christian, but secondly, these crosses have inspired orders and religious groupings all around the world. We found both david's star and cross that the templars later used as their symbol. What does this imply? Did they come here? Their original name was actually "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon", and the Temple of Solomon is in Ethiopia...
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I just love this stuff. It's like being part of the "Name of the Rose" or anyone of the Dan Brown novels!
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But wait - it gets even better!
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