Axum (The Great Lakes)

Axum was an early civilisation that was situated around the north and east coasts of Lake Axum in eastern Africa. It was united from local tribes by Eremias Orkoi. It lasted for almost 2500 years, from around 4500 BC to the start of the of the second century BC, when internal fighting caused a collapse. It is regarded by historians as one of the earliest 'great' civilisations, and the first to be considered a single state.