Abraha was an Aksumite viceroy of Himyar and a large part of Arabia for over 30 years in the 6th century. Originally a general in the Aksumite army that invaded Yemen around 525 CE, Abraha seized powe
14th-century Persian illustration of Abraha on his attempted destruction of the Kaaba, taken from a "Tarikhnama" (history book).
Kaleb, also known as Elesbaan, Ella Asbeha, or Hellestheaios, was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Coin of the Axumite king Kaleb
Two sarcophagi from Kaleb's tomb
Brazilian painting of Saint Kaleb slaying the king of Himyar beside Ephigenia of Ethiopia. He carries a banner of the lion of judah holding a cross, attested in the late medieval period.