ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — From the grand palace he had constructed on a hill overlooking this city 130 years ago, Emperor Menelik II plotted the brutal campaigns that would consolidate all of what is ...
Her Sublime and Imperial Majesty the Empress Zaudita, daughter of the late Emperor Menelik II. conferred last week upon her cousin Ras Tafari, the trusted Regent of her Empire, a potent title; “King ...
It was in 1896 that Ethiopian forces led by Emperor Menelik II had defeated an Italian army with better contemporary military technology at the Battle of Adwa. Subsequently, the victorious Emperor had ...
Artnet news: Portrait of Menelik II (1844-1913), King of Shewa and Emperor of Ethiopia
Portrait of Menelik II (1844-1913), King of Shewa and Emperor of Ethiopia
insider.si.edu: My Abyssinian journey : a journey through Abyssinia from the Red Sea to Nairobi in 1906 in the days of Emperor Menelik / by John Boyes
My Abyssinian journey : a journey through Abyssinia from the Red Sea to Nairobi in 1906 in the days of Emperor Menelik / by John Boyes
Emperors are generally recognised to be of the highest monarchic honour and rank, surpassing kings.
Augustus was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BCE to 14 CE. He was the great-nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, who had established a dictatorship but was launching a series of political and social reforms when he was assassinated in 44 BCE.
Emperor: Directed by Mark Amin. With Dayo Okeniyi, M.C. Gainey, Antonio D Kanonu, James Cromwell. An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.