Amhara people
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Amharas are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group indigenous to Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa, traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest Highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region.
Emperor Haile Selassie I (center) Habte Giyorgis Dinagde Hailu Takla Haymanot and member of the royal court
Page from an liluminated gospel, late 14th–early 15th century. Amhara peoples, northern Ethiopia. Metropolitan Museum of Art
A portrait of Tewodros II from the German-born missionary, Johann Martin Flad, who was one of the European prisoners at Magdala
1921 photo captioned "Amhara head of the guard of the Negus."
History of Ethiopia
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Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in Africa; the emergence of Ethiopian civilization dates back thousands of years. Abyssinia or rather "Ze Etiyopia" was ruled by the Semitic Abyssinians compose
Leaping Ibex, found in northern Ethiopia, probably created around the first century BC in D'mt.
A stela with an ibex and three Arabian oryx, associated with Astar (ዐስተር), Semitic god of the Morning and Evening Star, found at Axum
King Ezana's Stele in Aksum
An Aksumite palace at Dungur