<p>In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Lalibela. He commissioned the building of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of Jerusalem in his own kingdom, the Axumite Empire.</p>

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Lalibela. He commissioned the building of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of Jerusalem in his own kingdom, the Axumite Empire.

<p>In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Lalibela. He commissioned the building of 11 rock-hewn churches to recreate the holy city of&nbsp;Jerusalem&nbsp;in his own kingdom, the Axumite Empire.</p>

Ep. 165 Axumite King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty

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Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them?

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Ep. 165 Axumite King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty

Ep. 165 Axumite King Gebre Meskel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty