For over 3,000 years Ethiopia has been a land of mystery and fascination. The Greek poet Homer thought that the Ethiopians had been blessed by the gods, while the historians and dramatists who came after him described a people of immense piety who lived beside the fountain of the sun. (Continue...)

		Great kingdom of Gondar, ancient religious sites of Lalibela and Aksum, Christian art				Gates identifies with Ethiopia's black saints
		The Ark of the Covenant and Gates' encounter with Louis Farrakhan				Timkat Festival and the significance of crosses in Ethiopian culture