Arethas of Najran
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Arethas or Aretas, also known as Ḥārith ibn Kaʿb, was the leader of the Miaphysite Christian community of Najran in the early 6th century; he was executed during the persecution of Christians by the k
Byzantine Icon depicting Saint Arethas by Manuel Panselinos
Kaleb of Axum
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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.